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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
loser
noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
winners and losers
▪ In a capitalist society there will always be winners and losers.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
bad
▪ There's room for everyone and no-one likes a bad loser.
big
▪ The biggest losers were the bookies.
▪ Among the other companies in the state index, a basket of technology stocks dominated the ten biggest losers.
▪ Cotton may be the biggest loser, but Perry is just as worried for the cattlemen.
▪ Another auto-related stock, Credit Acceptance Corp., was a big loser.
▪ The Exchequer fears that it will be the biggest loser in the border battle.
▪ The big loser is the last generation.
▪ Apart from Mr Cook, the other big loser is John Prescott.
good
▪ He wanted to be a winner rather than a good loser.
▪ The good loser is recognisable as the competitor who nods with rueful admiration each time the opponent scores.
▪ The good loser never makes it to the winner's rostrum of any worthwhile competition.
▪ Elite performers earn that title because they are, by nature, not good losers.
main
▪ Schemes for environmentally friendly energy production were the main losers in the budget, receiving less funding than this year.
▪ Market trends indicate that imported wines have been the main winner - Scotch Whisky the main loser. 4.
▪ It was the main loser in both territory and population from the First World War.
only
▪ The only losers in the United States were workers faced with higher food prices.
▪ The only losers would be the shareholders but they always knew this was a high-risk project.
▪ They finished up on all four rinks in their 78-66 win at Carrickfergus with Rathfriland's Gary McIlroy being their only loser.
▪ The Profitboss never gives up. Only losers give up.
real
▪ The bloke that owned it before was soft, a real loser.
▪ The real losers will, for all I know, eat dirt.
▪ The government was not to be a real loser.
▪ I brought these kids home, and they were all real losers.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
born loser
finders keepers (losers weepers)
▪ And it's finders keepers, y'know.
▪ The rule for such races is simple: finders keepers.
sore loser
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ I'd like to congratulate all our entrants, the winners and the losers.
▪ If these budget cuts are made, the big losers will be the poor and minorities.
▪ The losers walked slowly off the field.
▪ You're just a bad loser Phil, that's your problem.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ A winner, obviously, until he became a loser.
▪ Add legal fees and a new valuation and you could be on a loser.
▪ Cotton may be the biggest loser, but Perry is just as worried for the cattlemen.
▪ First, funds would try to sell their highest-cost losers.
▪ Presidential losers have also habitually opted for mates designed to unify the ticket but with whom they could comfortably identify.
▪ The losers are the singers and orchestras we employed.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Loser

Loser \Los"er\, n.

  1. One who loses; as, the loser pays for a round of beer.
    --South.

  2. A person who is habitually unsuccessful at some endeavor, such as employment or personal relationships. [slang]

  3. A plan or strategy unlikely to succeed. [slang]

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
loser

mid-14c., "a destroyer," agent noun from lose (v.). Sense of "one who suffers loss" is from 1540s; meaning "horse that loses a race" is from 1902; "convicted criminal" is from 1912; "hapless person" is 1955 student slang.

Wiktionary
loser

n. 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 (context derogatory English) A contemptible or unfashionable person. 5 One who or that which loses something, such as extra weight, car keys, etc.

WordNet
loser
  1. n. a contestant who loses the contest [syn: also-ran] [ant: winner]

  2. a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently [syn: failure, nonstarter, unsuccessful person] [ant: achiever]

  3. a gambler who loses a bet [ant: winner]

Wikipedia
Loser

Loser may refer to:

Loser (Grounded for Life episode)

"Loser" is the thirteenth episode of season one of the US television sitcom Grounded for Life. It was first broadcast on Wednesday May 9, 2001, on Fox.

Loser (film)

Loser is a 2000 American teen romantic comedy film starring Jason Biggs, Mena Suvari and Greg Kinnear.

Loser (novel)

Loser is a coming of age young adult novel first published in 2002 by American author Jerry Spinelli. It details the growth of Donald Zinkoff, who is branded a "loser" by his classmates due to his cockiness, and sometimes clueless enthusiasm. The book is unique among Spinelli's work in that is entirely written in the present tense. The life lesson of Loser is about the human rudeness, the importance of failure, and how any name can be replaced with hero. It was nominated for the 2004-05 Mark Twain Award.

Loser (Beck song)

"Loser" is a song by American musician Beck. It was written by Beck and record producer Karl Stephenson, who both produced the song with Tom Rothrock. "Loser" was initially released as Beck's second single by independent record label Bong Load Custom Records on 12" vinyl format with catalogue number BL5 on March 8, 1993.

When it was first released independently, "Loser" began receiving airplay on various modern rock stations, and the song's popularity eventually led to a major-label record deal with Geffen Records-subsidiary DGC Records. After the song's re-release under DGC, the song peaked at #10 on the United States Billboard Hot 100 in April 1994, becoming Beck's first single to hit a major chart. The song was subsequently released on the 1994 album Mellow Gold.

Loser (mountain)

Loser is the name of a mountain in the Ausseerland in Austria which has an elevation of 1,838 metres above sea level.

The mountain is the most prominent landmark of the Ausseerland. Among the locals, it is also known as the Ausseer Ohrwaschl (Aussee Ear) because of its shape. It is possible to almost reach the peak by car by using a toll road of nine km. There is an extensive parking lot in front of the Loser Restaurant at an elevation of 1600 m, from where one can embark on various tours. The Augstsee (1643 m / 250 m × 100 m) is located close to the restaurant and is an attractive target for hiking which can be reached with just a little walking. From there onwards, one can reach the peak by passing the Loser-Fenster (Loser Window), a natural rock gate. One of the most important ski resorts of the Ausseerland is located on the Loser and spans about 1000 meters of elevation. During the descent, one passes a second gastronomic establishment, the Loserhütte at 1498 m.

Loser (band)

Loser was an American alternative rock band, formed in late 2004.

In 2005 guitarist John 5 of Marilyn Manson fame formed Loser. The band was partly co-founded by John 5's friend, producer Bob Marlette. Vocalist Joe Grah already had a significant amount of success in his home state of Texas with the band Jibe. Marlette recommended Grah to John 5, and so he hopped on a plane to Texas to see Jibe play. Grah flew back to Los Angeles and was hired on the spot. Recruiting fellow Texan musicians bassist Charles Lee and drummer Glendon Crain, Loser began working on their debut album Just Like You. The band played its first show in Hollywood, California on June 9, (6-9-05).

The name Loser came about as a reaction to John 5's past:

When questioned in an interview regarding the band's sound, John 5 replied, "It is just great rock music. It is kinda like the Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age, new-age stuff."

The band had initial success not long after signing with Island Records, when the track "Disposable Sunshine" was included on the 2005 '' Fantastic Four soundtrack. During the recording of the soundtrack, however, Crain briefly left the band and was replaced by drummer Elias Andra, a friend of Lee's. (Andra had had some success himself with the industrial metal band Psycho Plague, his own creation, which toured as a headline act with Linkin Park.) However, no sooner had promotional shots been taken than Andra left and Crain returned.

Loser was set to release its debut album, Just Like You, on June 18, 2006, on Island/ Def Jam Records. At the same time, John 5 was also working for Rob Zombie, and a conflict occurred. As Zombie was also touring, John 5 tried to find a live replacement for himself while Loser was touring on conflicting dates. Even with promo material for the debut album out and a release date in the bag, however, Island Record didn't like the idea of Loser without John 5, and so dropped the band from the label.

"Being the founding member of Loser, my decision to leave was not an easy one", said John 5 in a press release. "I've been juggling two careers, both with Loser and Rob Zombie, for over one year now. I found it impossible to be in two places at once."

The official Loser Myspace page has tracks from Just For You available for download.

Since the dissolution of Loser, Joe Grah has formed a band called South of Earth. Charles Lee later went on to play bass in Filter, but left that band due to personal issues. Lee is now the guitarist for Black Sunshine. Andra is now the drummer of bands Julien-K and Dead by Sunrise. Glendon Crain went on to join Godhead and later Hollywood Undead.

Only advance copies of the album are available for promotional reviews. The album is not commercially available to purchase as the record label scrapped the release of the album.

Loser (3 Doors Down song)

"Loser" is a song recorded by American rock band 3 Doors Down. It was released in July 2000 as the second single from their debut album The Better Life. The power ballad spent 21 weeks at the number-one position on the Billboard U.S. Mainstream Rock chart, an all-time record for the chart.

Lead singer Brad Arnold wrote "Loser" about a childhood friend who became addicted to cocaine.

Loser (Big Bang song)

"Loser" is a single recorded by South Korean group Big Bang. It was released digitally on May 1, 2015 by YG Entertainment, as the first single from MADE Series and M, it's remark the first music release for the band since 2012.

Loser (Ayreon song)

"Loser" (originally "Day Sixteen: Loser" in the album) is the fifth single by Arjen Anthony Lucassen's progressive rock/ metal opera Ayreon, released on July 26, 2004 from its sixth album, The Human Equation. It is the fifth track of the second disc of its sixth album The Human Equation, and the sixteenth track of the overall album. Although it is released under Ayreon's name, the single version, very different, was made by Lucassen's other band Star One.

Lead vocals are provided by Mike Baker from Shadow Gallery, who is playing the character Father in his only album appearance. Devin Townsend provides vocals at the end of the song, in the third and final appearance of his character Rage. The song was composed by Lucassen, who also wrote Father's vocals; however Rage's vocals are written by Townsend himself.

On the single version, Peter Vink is playing bass and Joost van den Broek is playing keyboards;the two instruments were originally played by Lucassen. The most notable difference is the substitution of the Hammond solo of Ken Hensley by a duel between Lucassen and van den Broek.

Loser (hand gesture)

The loser is a hand gesture made by extending the thumb and index fingers, leaving the other fingers closed to create the letter L, interpreted as "loser", and generally given as a demeaning sign. Sometimes this is accompanied by raising the hand to the giver's forehead, and sometimes it is done when resting the head in one's own hands. Many have attributed the origin of the gesture to 1974 by Raymond Christian during a Michigan State hockey game. It was quickly adopted by the remainder of the stadium and virally moved throughout the nation shortly after. The gesture was popular in the 1990s, partly popularized by the movies Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and The Sandlot, as well as the Smash Mouth song " All Star," which contains the lyric "she was looking kind of dumb with her finger and her thumb in the shape of an 'L' on her forehead."

Usage examples of "loser".

The loser wore a brave air of indifference, as behoved a reckless soldier taking loss or gain in a Spartan spirit.

And though Ceese could never understand the words, since Raymo was facing away and his voice was mostly lost in the noise of the skateboard, he got the message just fine: You always a loser compared to Raymo.

Purple dregs were about as dreggy as they came, yabbos what barely came up to the min standards for being losers.

In a business where sheer survival was the biggest part of winning, Boba Fett had finally come up a loser.

If the most experienced publishers feared to be out of pocket by the work, it was manifest, a fortiori, that its writers ran a risk of being still more heavy losers, should they undertake the publication on their own account.

So while I resolved that the servant should not be a loser I gave the husband a good reception that I might the better mould him to my purpose.

Entirely aside from his thoughts of self-preservation, Lok was exhilarated by the scene: the sleek tan body rippling with taut muscles, the wide grassy theater of action, and the excited yaps of an approaching troupe of dead eaters gathering at a distance to dispose of the loser.

Lord Shogun Mashashige that should he be the loser in this fight, the ronin samurai, the landless and lordless Mashashita, shall be allowed to walk free without any hindering and gives his solemn oath that no revenge shall be carried out against him by any man of Lord Mashashige.

Belters, Superiors, selenians, aresians, jovians, and just plain losers.

A loud cheer went up from the shuffleboard championship-for-all-time, and the three of them spun around in their seats to see the winner shaking hands with the loser.

Terrorists will always be depicted as proper Charlies: bumbling incompetents, jargon-spouting nitwits, psychotic illiterates, scruffy unlaid losers barely competent to light the fuse and retire in correct sequence.

It is an understood thing in Russia that one who plays on credit and loses may pay or not pay as he wishes, and the winner only makes himself ridiculous by reminding the loser of his debt.

Worse, traditional accounting provided benefits to companies that sold winning positions while holding on to losers.

Borja privately speculated that the record had almost certainly been altered or effaced after the event to insure that the eventual loser appeared as the antipope to the eyes of history.

Two programs compete against each other, and the antiviral programs await the loser.