loser

[loo-zer] /ˈlu zər/
noun
1.
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
The visiting team was the loser in the series.
2.
Informal.
  1. a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor or, especially, a felony:
    a two-time loser.
  2. a person who has failed at a particular activity:
    a loser at marriage.
  3. someone or something that is marked by consistently or thoroughly bad quality, performance, etc.:
    Don't bother to see that film, it's a real loser.
3.
Slang. a misfit, especially someone who has never or seldom been successful at a job, personal relationship, etc.
Origin
1300-50; Middle English losere destroyer; see lose, -er1
Related forms
nonloser, noun
British Dictionary definitions for loser

loser

/ˈluːzə/
noun
1.
a person or thing that loses
2.
a person or thing that seems destined to be taken advantage of, fail, etc: a born loser
3.
(bridge) a card that will not take a trick
Word Origin and History for loser
n.

mid-14c., "a destroyer," agent noun from lose (v.). Sense of "one who suffers loss" is from 1540s; meaning "horse that loses a race" is from 1902; "convicted criminal" is from 1912; "hapless person" is 1955 student slang.

Slang definitions & phrases for loser

loser

noun

(also born loser) A person or thing that fails, esp habitually; bust, dud, lemon, nonstarter (1950s+ Students)

verb

: I don't want them to think I'm losered out


loser in Technology

jargon
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.
[Jargon File]
(1995-04-19)

Idioms and Phrases with loser

loser

see under finders, keepers