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loser

los·er [ lzər ] (plural los·ers)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. somebody who has not won: a person or team that has failed to win a specific contest

2. somebody put at disadvantage: a person or thing adversely affected by a situation or course of action
If this measure goes through, the real losers will be college-leavers.

3. somebody unsuccessful or unlucky: an unsuccessful or unlucky person who seems destined to fail repeatedly ( informal insult )

4. social misfit: a socially maladjusted person ( informal insult )

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