Meaning

2 senses
  1. One who has no prospects for the future; a loser; a dropout.

  2. One who still holds onto a political position or other viewpoint that is considered outdated or defeated.

Origin

From dead end + -er.

From dead end + -er.

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Forms

plural: dead-enders
Singulardead-ender
Pluraldead-enders

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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