loser

Betekenis (Engels)

1. A person who loses; one who fails to win or thrive.
2. Something of poor quality.
3. A person who is frequently unsuccessful in life.
4. A contemptible or unfashionable person.
5. One who or that which loses something, such as extra weight, car keys, etc.
6. A losing proposition, one that is likely to lose or already has lost (such as a losing bet or, analogously, a predictably fruitless task or errand).
7. (slang) A person convicted of a crime, especially more than once.

Concepten

mislukkeling

duts

verliezer

kneus

Synoniemen

failure

also-ran

underdog

defeated person

unsuccessful person

nonstarter

good-for-nothing

geek

lemon

🍋

slacker

unfortunate

vanquished

male virgin

owner of a lost article

lonely heart

never-was

a defeated person

easily trapped person

who loses

bum

defeated

coward

beaten

flop

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/luːzə(ɹ)/

Etymologie (Engels)

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