loser

n 1: a contestant who loses the contest [syn: {also-ran}] [ant: {winner}]

2: a person with a record of failing [syn: {failure}, {nonstarter},

{unsuccessful person}] [ant: {achiever}]

3: a gambler who loses a bet [ant: {winner}]

loser

An unexpectedly bad situation, program, programmer,

or person. Someone who habitually loses. (Even winners can

lose occasionally). Someone who knows not and knows not that

he knows not. Emphatic forms are "real loser", "total loser",

and "complete loser" (but not ▫▫"moby loser", which would be a

contradiction in terms).

See {luser}.

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(1995-04-19)