"loser" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /luːzə(ɹ)/, /luzɚ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-loser.wav , en-us-loser.ogg Forms: losers [plural]
Rhymes: -uːzə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English loser, losere, equivalent to lose + -er. In the sense of contemptible or worthless individual, perhaps an alteration of losel, which see. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|loser}} Middle English loser, {{suffix|en|lose|er}} lose + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} loser (plural losers)
  1. A person who loses; one who fails to win or thrive. Translations (one who loses something): hukkaaja (Finnish), laihduttaja (english: one who loses weight) (Finnish), Verlierer [masculine] (German), Verliererin [feminine] (German), 落とし主 (otoshinushi) (alt: おとしぬし) (Japanese), 落し主 (otoshinushi) (alt: おとしぬし) (Japanese), 분실자 (bunsilja) (alt: 紛失者) (Korean), 유실자 (yusilja) (alt: 遺失者) (Korean), zgubca [archaic, masculine, rare] (Polish), zgubiciel [archaic, masculine, rare] (Polish), straciciel [archaic, masculine, rare] (Polish), потеря́вший (poterjávšij) (english: one who lost something) [masculine] (Russian), похуде́вший (poxudévšij) (english: one who loses weight) [masculine] (Russian) Translations (person who fails to win): خَاسِر (ḵāsir) [masculine] (Arabic), 輸家 (Chinese Mandarin), 输家 (shūjiā) (Chinese Mandarin), häviäjä (Finnish), perdant [masculine] (French), perdante [feminine] (French), perdedor [masculine] (Galician), perdedora [feminine] (Galician), დამარცხებული (damarcxebuli) (Georgian), წაგებული (c̣agebuli) (Georgian), Verlierer [masculine] (German), Verliererin [feminine] (German), χαμένος (chaménos) (Greek), מַפְסִידָן (mafsidán) [masculine] (Hebrew), לווּזֶר (Hebrew), vesztes (Hungarian), perdente [feminine, masculine] (Italian), 敗者 (haisha) (alt: はいしゃ) (Japanese), 패자 (paeja) (alt: 敗者) (Korean), بازنده (bâzande) (Persian), przegrany [masculine] (Polish), przegrana [feminine] (Polish), perdedor [masculine] (Portuguese), проигра́вший (proigrávšij) (Russian), perdedor [masculine] (Spanish), mshindwa (Swahili), förlorare [common-gender] (Swedish), kaybeden (Turkish), yenik (Turkish), mağlup (Turkish), переможений (peremoženyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), переможена (peremožena) [feminine] (Ukrainian), pierdant [masculine] (Walloon), pierdeu [masculine] (Walloon)
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  2. Something of poor quality. Translations (something of poor quality): romu (Finnish), bubel [masculine] (Polish), badziewie [masculine] (Polish), kiepścizna [feminine] (Polish), барахло́ (baraxló) [neuter] (Russian), дрянь (drjanʹ) [feminine] (Russian)
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  3. A person who is frequently unsuccessful in life. Synonyms: failure Translations (person who is frequently unsuccessful in life): неудачник (neudačnik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), кадоцахо (kadocaxo) (Chechen), 失敗者 (Chinese Mandarin), 失败者 (shībàizhě) (Chinese Mandarin), epäonnistuja (Finnish), luuseri [informal] (Finnish), häviäjä (Finnish), tomppeli (Finnish), tunari [informal] (Finnish), tohelo [informal] (Finnish), უიღბლო (uiɣblo) (Georgian), ხელმოცარული (xelmocaruli) (Georgian), წარუმატებელი (c̣arumaṭebeli) (Georgian), ლუზერი (luzeri) [colloquial] (Georgian), Verlierer [masculine] (German), Verlierertyp [masculine] (German), Versager [masculine] (German), Loser [masculine] (German), pecundang (Indonesian), sfigato [masculine] (Italian), fallito [masculine] (Italian), 負け犬 (makeinu) (alt: まけいぬ) (Japanese), 負け組 (makegumi) (alt: まけぐみ) (Japanese), 失敗者 (shippaisha) (alt: しっぱいしゃ) (Japanese), ルーザー (rūzā) (Japanese), 실패자 (silpaeja) (alt: 失敗者) (Korean), 루저 (rujeo) (Korean), kūrapa (Maori), baa hojoobáʼígíí (Navajo), nieudacznik [masculine] (Polish), nieudacznica [feminine] (Polish), przegryw [masculine, slang] (Polish), perdedor [masculine] (Portuguese), fracassado [masculine] (Portuguese), falhado [masculine] (Portuguese), неуда́чник (neudáčnik) [masculine] (Russian), неуда́чница (neudáčnica) [feminine] (Russian), лу́зер (lúzɛr) [masculine, neologism] (Russian), perdedor [masculine] (Spanish), fracasado [masculine] (Spanish), pringado [masculine] (Spanish), förlorare [common-gender] (Swedish), bahtsız (Turkish), talihsiz (Turkish), şanssız (Turkish), ezik (Turkish), невда́ха (nevdáxa) [feminine, masculine] (Ukrainian), bêbext [common-gender] (Zazaki), bêsıhud [common-gender] (Zazaki)
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  4. (derogatory) A contemptible or unfashionable person. Tags: derogatory Synonyms: crumb, losel [archaic], louse, worthless person Translations (contemptible or unfashionable person): فَاشِل (fāšil) [masculine] (Arabic), luuseri [informal] (Finnish), renttu (Finnish), lurjus (Finnish), minable [masculine] (French), tocard [masculine] (French), bon à rien [masculine] (French), raté [masculine] (French), გოიმი (goimi) (Georgian), Verlierertyp [masculine] (German), Versager [masculine] (German), Loser [masculine] (German), aumingi [masculine] (Icelandic), bedebah (Indonesian), sfigato [masculine] (Italian), kūrapa (Maori), perdedor [masculine] (Portuguese), ничто́жество (ničtóžestvo) [neuter] (Russian), неуда́чник (neudáčnik) [masculine] (Russian), неуда́чница (neudáčnica) [feminine] (Russian), ezik (Turkish), êmıs [common-gender] (Zazaki)
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  5. One who or that which loses something, such as extra weight, car keys, etc.
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  6. A losing proposition, one that is likely to lose or already has lost (such as a losing bet or, analogously, a predictably fruitless task or errand).
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  7. (slang) A person convicted of a crime, especially more than once. Tags: slang
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms (person who fails): wooden spooner, wooden spoonist (english: last-place finisher) Related terms: losel
Disambiguation of 'person who fails': 28 1 27 18 7 2 17 Derived forms: bad loser, born loser, first loser, good loser, hard loser, loser cruiser, loser sign, lucky loser, money-loser, poor loser, sore loser, three-time loser

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          "word": "დამარცხებული"
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          "word": "perdente"
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          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "text": "2005, Maggie Greenwood-Robinson, The Biggest Loser: The Weight Loss Program to Transform Your Body, Health and Life, →ISBN:",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2009, Jane Bryant Quinn, Making the Most of Your Money Now",
          "text": "You're counting on this insurance company to pay you a check many years in the future. But for some companies, disability coverage has been a money loser.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2010, Cutting Myself in Half: 150 Pounds Lost, One Byte at a Time, page 109",
          "text": "You have to think of yourself as an already amazing person who's hiding behind extra weight—a superhero in a disguise. If you follow the program, […] change the message from “I'm a big loser” to “I'm a big weight loser.”",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "One who or that which loses something, such as extra weight, car keys, etc."
      ],
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        [
          "lose",
          "lose"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English links with manual fragments",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1988, Alice Taylor, To School Through the Fields: An Irish Country Childhood, Brandon Ltd, page 58",
          "text": "A new Guard came to town and decided to flex his muscles with George. We could have told him that he was on a loser but bright young men, then as now, know it all.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2001, Peter Svoboda, Beating the Casinos at Their Own Game, Square One Publishers, page 57",
          "text": "Hardway bets are losers if they are rolled in any other combination—called \"soft\" or \"easy\" numbers. For instance, a Hardway bet on a 4 is a loser if the dice show as 3 and 1. Betting on a Hard 8 is a loser if the dice are rolled as a 5 and 3, or a 6 and 2. Naturally, if the 7 is rolled before the Hardway number shows, the bet is also a loser.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2021 December 17, Eric Ralph, “SpaceX to replicate Starbase, build multiple Starship launch pads in Florida”, in Teslarati, retrieved 2022-08-07",
          "text": "In terms of betting on outcomes, Mars is a clear loser.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A losing proposition, one that is likely to lose or already has lost (such as a losing bet or, analogously, a predictably fruitless task or errand)."
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        [
          "proposition",
          "proposition#Noun"
        ]
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "en:losing proposition"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English slang",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He's a three-time loser doing twenty years.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A person convicted of a crime, especially more than once."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "crime",
          "crime"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) A person convicted of a crime, especially more than once."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ḵāsir",
      "sense": "person who fails to win",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "خَاسِر"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "person who fails to win",
      "word": "輸家"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shūjiā",
      "sense": "person who fails to win",
      "word": "输家"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "person who fails to win",
      "word": "häviäjä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "person who fails to win",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "perdant"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "person who fails to win",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "perdante"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "person who fails to win",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "perdedor"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "person who fails to win",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "perdedora"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "damarcxebuli",
      "sense": "person who fails to win",
      "word": "დამარცხებული"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "c̣agebuli",
      "sense": "person who fails to win",
      "word": "წაგებული"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "person who fails to win",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Verlierer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "person who fails to win",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Verliererin"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "chaménos",
      "sense": "person who fails to win",
      "word": "χαμένος"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "mafsidán",
      "sense": "person who fails to win",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "מַפְסִידָן"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "person who fails to win",
      "word": "לווּזֶר"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "person who fails to win",
      "word": "vesztes"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "person who fails to win",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "perdente"
    },
    {
      "alt": "はいしゃ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "haisha",
      "sense": "person who fails to win",
      "word": "敗者"
    },
    {
      "alt": "敗者",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "paeja",
      "sense": "person who fails to win",
      "word": "패자"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "bâzande",
      "sense": "person who fails to win",
      "word": "بازنده"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "person who fails to win",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "przegrany"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "person who fails to win",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "przegrana"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "person who fails to win",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "perdedor"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "proigrávšij",
      "sense": "person who fails to win",
      "word": "проигра́вший"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person who fails to win",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "perdedor"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "person who fails to win",
      "word": "mshindwa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "person who fails to win",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "förlorare"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "person who fails to win",
      "word": "kaybeden"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "person who fails to win",
      "word": "yenik"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "person who fails to win",
      "word": "mağlup"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "peremoženyj",
      "sense": "person who fails to win",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "переможений"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "peremožena",
      "sense": "person who fails to win",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "переможена"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "person who fails to win",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pierdant"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "person who fails to win",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pierdeu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "something of poor quality",
      "word": "romu"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "something of poor quality",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bubel"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "something of poor quality",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "badziewie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "something of poor quality",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "kiepścizna"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "baraxló",
      "sense": "something of poor quality",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "барахло́"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "drjanʹ",
      "sense": "something of poor quality",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "дрянь"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "neudačnik",
      "sense": "person who is frequently unsuccessful in life",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "неудачник"
    },
    {
      "code": "ce",
      "lang": "Chechen",
      "roman": "kadocaxo",
      "sense": "person who is frequently unsuccessful in life",
      "word": "кадоцахо"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "person who is frequently unsuccessful in life",
      "word": "失敗者"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shībàizhě",
      "sense": "person who is frequently unsuccessful in life",
      "word": "失败者"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "person who is frequently unsuccessful in life",
      "word": "epäonnistuja"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "person who is frequently unsuccessful in life",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "luuseri"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "person who is frequently unsuccessful in life",
      "word": "häviäjä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "person who is frequently unsuccessful in life",
      "word": "tomppeli"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "person who is frequently unsuccessful in life",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "tunari"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "person who is frequently unsuccessful in life",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "tohelo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "uiɣblo",
      "sense": "person who is frequently unsuccessful in life",
      "word": "უიღბლო"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "xelmocaruli",
      "sense": "person who is frequently unsuccessful in life",
      "word": "ხელმოცარული"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "c̣arumaṭebeli",
      "sense": "person who is frequently unsuccessful in life",
      "word": "წარუმატებელი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "luzeri",
      "sense": "person who is frequently unsuccessful in life",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "ლუზერი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "person who is frequently unsuccessful in life",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Verlierer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "person who is frequently unsuccessful in life",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Verlierertyp"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "person who is frequently unsuccessful in life",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Versager"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "person who is frequently unsuccessful in life",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Loser"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "person who is frequently unsuccessful in life",
      "word": "pecundang"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "person who is frequently unsuccessful in life",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sfigato"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "person who is frequently unsuccessful in life",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fallito"
    },
    {
      "alt": "まけいぬ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "makeinu",
      "sense": "person who is frequently unsuccessful in life",
      "word": "負け犬"
    },
    {
      "alt": "まけぐみ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "makegumi",
      "sense": "person who is frequently unsuccessful in life",
      "word": "負け組"
    },
    {
      "alt": "しっぱいしゃ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shippaisha",
      "sense": "person who is frequently unsuccessful in life",
      "word": "失敗者"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "rūzā",
      "sense": "person who is frequently unsuccessful in life",
      "word": "ルーザー"
    },
    {
      "alt": "失敗者",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "silpaeja",
      "sense": "person who is frequently unsuccessful in life",
      "word": "실패자"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "rujeo",
      "sense": "person who is frequently unsuccessful in life",
      "word": "루저"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "person who is frequently unsuccessful in life",
      "word": "kūrapa"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "person who is frequently unsuccessful in life",
      "word": "baa hojoobáʼígíí"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "person who is frequently unsuccessful in life",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nieudacznik"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "person who is frequently unsuccessful in life",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "nieudacznica"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "person who is frequently unsuccessful in life",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "przegryw"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "person who is frequently unsuccessful in life",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "perdedor"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "person who is frequently unsuccessful in life",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fracassado"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "person who is frequently unsuccessful in life",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "falhado"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "neudáčnik",
      "sense": "person who is frequently unsuccessful in life",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "неуда́чник"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "neudáčnica",
      "sense": "person who is frequently unsuccessful in life",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "неуда́чница"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "lúzɛr",
      "sense": "person who is frequently unsuccessful in life",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "neologism"
      ],
      "word": "лу́зер"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person who is frequently unsuccessful in life",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "perdedor"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person who is frequently unsuccessful in life",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fracasado"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person who is frequently unsuccessful in life",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pringado"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "person who is frequently unsuccessful in life",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "förlorare"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "person who is frequently unsuccessful in life",
      "word": "bahtsız"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "person who is frequently unsuccessful in life",
      "word": "talihsiz"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "person who is frequently unsuccessful in life",
      "word": "şanssız"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "person who is frequently unsuccessful in life",
      "word": "ezik"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nevdáxa",
      "sense": "person who is frequently unsuccessful in life",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "невда́ха"
    },
    {
      "code": "zza",
      "lang": "Zazaki",
      "sense": "person who is frequently unsuccessful in life",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "bêbext"
    },
    {
      "code": "zza",
      "lang": "Zazaki",
      "sense": "person who is frequently unsuccessful in life",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "bêsıhud"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "fāšil",
      "sense": "contemptible or unfashionable person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "فَاشِل"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "contemptible or unfashionable person",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "luuseri"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "contemptible or unfashionable person",
      "word": "renttu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "contemptible or unfashionable person",
      "word": "lurjus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "contemptible or unfashionable person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "minable"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "contemptible or unfashionable person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tocard"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "contemptible or unfashionable person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bon à rien"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "contemptible or unfashionable person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "raté"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "goimi",
      "sense": "contemptible or unfashionable person",
      "word": "გოიმი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "contemptible or unfashionable person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Verlierertyp"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "contemptible or unfashionable person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Versager"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "contemptible or unfashionable person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Loser"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "contemptible or unfashionable person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "aumingi"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "contemptible or unfashionable person",
      "word": "bedebah"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "contemptible or unfashionable person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sfigato"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "contemptible or unfashionable person",
      "word": "kūrapa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "contemptible or unfashionable person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "perdedor"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ničtóžestvo",
      "sense": "contemptible or unfashionable person",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ничто́жество"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "neudáčnik",
      "sense": "contemptible or unfashionable person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "неуда́чник"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "neudáčnica",
      "sense": "contemptible or unfashionable person",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "неуда́чница"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "contemptible or unfashionable person",
      "word": "ezik"
    },
    {
      "code": "zza",
      "lang": "Zazaki",
      "sense": "contemptible or unfashionable person",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "êmıs"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "one who loses something",
      "word": "hukkaaja"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "english": "one who loses weight",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "one who loses something",
      "word": "laihduttaja"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "one who loses something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Verlierer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "one who loses something",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Verliererin"
    },
    {
      "alt": "おとしぬし",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "otoshinushi",
      "sense": "one who loses something",
      "word": "落とし主"
    },
    {
      "alt": "おとしぬし",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "otoshinushi",
      "sense": "one who loses something",
      "word": "落し主"
    },
    {
      "alt": "紛失者",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "bunsilja",
      "sense": "one who loses something",
      "word": "분실자"
    },
    {
      "alt": "遺失者",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "yusilja",
      "sense": "one who loses something",
      "word": "유실자"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "one who loses something",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "masculine",
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "zgubca"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "one who loses something",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "masculine",
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "zgubiciel"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "one who loses something",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "masculine",
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "straciciel"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "one who lost something",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "poterjávšij",
      "sense": "one who loses something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "потеря́вший"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "one who loses weight",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "poxudévšij",
      "sense": "one who loses something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "похуде́вший"
    }
  ],
  "word": "loser"
}

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