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# loser

«loser» in Mova's school dictionary: **A person or team that loses a game, race or competition** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a loser, losers)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A person or team that loses a game, race or competition. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loser/#m1)

2) (rude slang) A person thought to be unsuccessful or not cool — an unkind insult. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loser/#m2)

3) Someone who reacts in a certain way when they lose: «a good loser», «a bad loser». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loser/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In sports and games, every match has winners and losers; being a «good loser» means shaking hands and saying «well played», not sulking. In friendship lessons, calling someone a loser is name-calling and hurtful. Phrases: «good loser», «bad/sore loser», «the loser pays».

### examples

- The loser of the race shook hands with the winner. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loser/#x1)
- Be a good loser and congratulate the other team. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loser/#x2)
- Don't be a sore loser — it's only a game. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loser/#x3)
- Calling someone a loser is mean. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loser/#x4)
- Both teams played well; there were no real losers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loser/#x5)
- The loser of the coin toss had to go first. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loser/#x6)
- He's a bad loser and always says the game was unfair. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loser/#x7)
- In this game, the loser is the one with the most cards left. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loser/#x8)

### note

Countable. Spelling trap: «loser» (one o, said LOO-zer, from «lose») — not «looser» (more loose, from «loose»). Verb: lose, lost; noun: loss.

### In the corpora

- [A good winner says good game, and a good loser congratulates the winner.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/51-manners-and-kindness/18/)
- [People who cheat or are bad losers often find that others stop wanting to play with them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/52-friends-teams-and-fair-play/19/)
- [Everyone loses sometimes, and good losers are people others want to play with.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/200-cheating-in-games/17/)
- [Being a bad loser or a cheat makes others stop wanting to play with you.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/242-sharing-toys-and-board-games/27/)
- [«Finders keepers, losers weepers» is a playground rhyme, not a rule.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/286-being-trusted-and-things-you-find/3/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «loser» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loser/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.