Meaning

7 senses
  1. A person who loses; one who fails to win or thrive.

    In a two-horse race there is always one winner and one loser.

    He was always a good loser.

    Verlierer, Verliererin, Verlierer

    проигра́вшийproigrávšij, потеря́вшийpoterjávšij, похуде́вшийpoxudévšij

    переможенийperemoženyj, переможенаperemožena

    a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently

  2. Something of poor quality.

    барахло́baraxló, дряньdrjanʹ

  3. A person who is frequently unsuccessful in life.

    That guy is a born loser!

    I'm a constant loser in love.

    Verlierer, Verlierertyp, Versager

    неуда́чникneudáčnik, неуда́чницаneudáčnica, лу́зерlúzɛr

    невда́хаnevdáxa

  4. (derogatory)A contemptible or unfashionable person.

    Verlierertyp, Versager, Loser

    ничто́жествоničtóžestvo, неуда́чникneudáčnik, неуда́чницаneudáčnica

  5. One who or that which loses something, such as extra weight, car keys, etc.

    a gambler who loses a bet

  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.

    He's a three-time loser doing twenty years.

Examples

205 sentences
  1. Tom is a loser.

    Том — лузер.

    ruТом - неудачник.

    deTom ist ein Verlierer.

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  2. You're not a loser.

    Ти не невдаха.

    ruТы не неудачник.

    deDu bist kein Verlierer.

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  3. I'm such a loser.

    Я такий невдаха.

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  4. Tom called me a loser.

    Том назвав мене невдахою.

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  5. I'm a loser.

    Я - невдаха.

    ruЯ неудачник.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
person who fails to win:
person who is frequently unsuccessful in life:
Русский
By meaning 5
person who fails to win:
one who loses something:
something of poor quality:
person who is frequently unsuccessful in life:
contemptible or unfashionable person:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
person who fails to win:
person who is frequently unsuccessful in life:

Origin

From Middle English loser, losere, equivalent to lose + -er. In the sense of contemptible

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

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