loser

Other forms of loser

plural

losers·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about loser

What does loser mean?

loser means "a contestant who loses the contest". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in loser?

loser has 2 syllables: lo-ser. The stress falls on "lo". In IPA it is /ˈluzɚ/.

What is another word for loser?

Close synonyms include also-ran, failure, nonstarter, unsuccessful person. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of loser?

The recorded antonyms are winner, achiever, winner.

Is loser a common word?

loser is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.