"good loser" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: good losers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} good loser (plural good losers)
  1. (informal) A person who responds graciously to losing. Tags: informal Categories (topical): People Translations (Translations): hyvä häviäjä (Finnish), bon perdant [masculine] (French), beau joueur [masculine] (French), osoba, która umie przegrywać [feminine] (Polish)

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