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nonstarter

non·start·er [ non strtər ] (plural non·start·ers)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. something or somebody unlikely to succeed: something that or somebody who seems from the beginning to have no chance of success ( informal )

2. competitor who withdraws before start: a competitor who does not start a race, event, or competition in which he or she has been entered

3. U.K. horse that does not compete: a horse that does not run in a race in which it has been entered

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