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Added 9 October 2026

loser

/luːzə(ɹ)/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about loser at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A contestant who loses the contest.
A person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently.
A gambler who loses a bet.

Origin

From Middle English loser, losere, equivalent to lose + -er. In the sense of contemptible or worthless individual, perhaps an alteration of losel, which see.

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