"Loser" meaning in All languages combined

See Loser on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Losers [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from German Löser. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Löser}} German Löser Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Loser (plural Losers)
  1. A surname from German.

Noun [German]

IPA: /ˈluːzɐ/ Audio: De-Loser.ogg , De-Loser2.ogg
Etymology: Borrowed from English loser. Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|en|loser}} Borrowed from English loser Head templates: {{de-noun|m|f=in}} Loser m (strong, genitive Losers, plural Loser, feminine Loserin) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Losers [genitive], Loser [plural], Loserin [feminine], strong [table-tags], Loser [nominative, singular], Loser [definite, nominative, plural], Losers [genitive, singular], Loser [definite, genitive, plural], Loser [dative, singular], Losern [dative, definite, plural], Loser [accusative, singular], Loser [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (colloquial) loser, wretch Tags: colloquial, masculine, strong Synonyms: Versager
    Sense id: en-Loser-de-noun-BZ07LFe8 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
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    },
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