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also-ran

al·so-ran (plural al·so-rans)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. losing runner: a horse or other entrant in a race that does not finish in any of the winning places

2. losing competitor: a losing entrant in any contest

3. somebody unimportant: somebody of little or no consequence or significance

[Because newspaper racing results formerly listed horses that finished fourth or lower under the heading "Also Ran"]
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