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Proverbial loser
Answer for the clue "Proverbial loser ", 7 letters:
quitter
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Word definitions for quitter in dictionaries
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ I'm not a quitter , but this job is starting to affect my health. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But President Tucker was not a quitter , and he got right back on the horse. ▪ But these were early days, and Shelley wasn't a quitter ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Quitter \Quit"ter\ (kw[i^]t"t[~e]r), n. One who quits. A deliverer. [Obs.] --Ainsworth.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
Etymology 1 alt. 1 (context now rare Jamaica English) matter flowing from a wound or sore; pus. 2 (context farriery English) A fistulous wound at the top of a horse's foot resulting from bruises, pricks, or neglected corns. 3 (context obsolete English) ...
Usage examples of quitter.
Tall Man was no more of a quitter than his chestnut traveling horse, however, and every time one of the Piegan landed a blow, Tall Man lashed out in swift, if ineffective, retaliation.
It’s not the quitters who are extraordinary and mysterious, it’s we, who have somehow managed to persuade ourselves that we must persist in our misery whatever the cost and not abandon it even in the face of calamity.
Chipping away with the scoop shovel was slow going, but Oba was not a quitter.