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
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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.
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The loser of the 7-8 game then hosts the winner of the 9-10 game with that winner earning the eighth seed.
—Dan Loumena, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Then the East’s play-in game between the loser of the Magic-Hawks matchup and the winner of the Bulls-Heat game will be played on Friday in either Orlando or Atlanta and aired on TNT at a time still to be determined.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2025
The loser of that game will play the Sacramento-Dallas winner on Friday to advance to play Oklahoma City in the playoffs.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2025
If the Heat loses Wednesday in Chicago – or wins in Chicago but then loses a second play-in game Friday against the loser of the Atlanta-Orlando play-in game -- then Miami would keep its first-round pick in June and Oklahoma City would get Miami’s first-round pick in 2026.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2025
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Dan Loumena, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Then the East’s play-in game between the loser of the Magic-Hawks matchup and the winner of the Bulls-Heat game will be played on Friday in either Orlando or Atlanta and aired on TNT at a time still to be determined.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2025
The loser of that game will play the Sacramento-Dallas winner on Friday to advance to play Oklahoma City in the playoffs.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2025
If the Heat loses Wednesday in Chicago – or wins in Chicago but then loses a second play-in game Friday against the loser of the Atlanta-Orlando play-in game -- then Miami would keep its first-round pick in June and Oklahoma City would get Miami’s first-round pick in 2026.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2025
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“Loser.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loser. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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