Added 10 October 2026 nonstarter noun Categories: PeopleAnimalsObscure Words noun ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about nonstarter at Wordnik → Where our words come from → A project that has no chance of success. A horse that does not run in a race for which it has been entered. A loser; a person who is bound to fail. Origin From non- + starter. From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA) Related Words: failureloserno-hoperunsuccessdead-endnonsuccessnever-would-be Back to today's word