"looser" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈluːsə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈlusɚ/ [General-American]
Head templates: {{head|en|comparative adjective}} looser
  1. comparative form of loose: more loose Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: loose (extra: more loose)
    Sense id: en-looser-en-adj-wsQZZDJ5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈluːsə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈlusɚ/ [General-American] Forms: loosers [plural]
Etymology: loose + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|loose|er|id2=agent noun}} loose + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} looser (plural loosers)
  1. One who looses, who sets loose or frees.
    Sense id: en-looser-en-noun-6yR9GIpq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 57 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Head templates: {{head|en|misspelling}} looser
  1. Misspelling of loser. Tags: alt-of, misspelling Alternative form of: loser
    Sense id: en-looser-en-noun-HaPsWrq0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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