loser

noun

los·​er ˈlü-zər 

1

: a person or thing that loses especially consistently

The team had a reputation for being a loser year after year.

2

: a person who is incompetent or unable to succeed

Don't waste your time on that loser.

also : something doomed to fail or disappoint

… his position is a loser politically …

—Fred Barnes

Synonyms of loser

• disaster
• failure
• catastrophe
• disappointment

Examples of loser in a Sentence

The team had a reputation for being a loser year after year.

The loser of the bet has to buy drinks for the winner.

Whoever benefits from the new government programs, the real loser will be the American taxpayer.

That guy is a born loser.

Recent Examples on the Web

There will be winners and losers on and off the pitch. —Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 7 June 2026

Many Peruvians accuse her of being a bad loser, who for months refused to acknowledge her loss in 2016 and then made unfounded accusations of electoral fraud in 2021. —Simeon Tegel, NPR, 6 June 2026

Smartly, Doremus doesn’t color the situation between Diego and Noah by making one clearly the loser, as is the case with most Hollywood-style rom-coms. —Pete Hammond, Deadline, 5 June 2026

The Trojans didn’t just climb out of the losers’ bracket. —Jose De Jesus Ortiz, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing loser

• bad/poor loser
• good loser
• sore loser

Rhymes for loser

• boozer
• bruiser
• chooser
• cruiser
• user
• abuser
• accuser
• diffuser
• multiuser