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born loser

born loser noun: a person who is habitually unsuccessful or unlucky or who is prejudged to be a failure in life, especially one with a defeatist outlook.

Noun

born loser (plural born losers)

  1. (derogatory, informal, often) A person who is habitually unsuccessful or unlucky or who is prejudged to be a failure in life, especially one with a defeatist outlook.
    • I will not marry a pessimist, a born loser, a fellow who has no fight in him.1940 September 29, “Letters Reveal Ordeals in France”, in New York Times, page 12
    • A born loser and high school dropout from Lufkin, Texas, McClure had been rejected by the Army and Air Force.1976 July 12, “The Corps on Trial”, in Time

Forms of born loser

pluralborn losers

Questions about born loser

What does born loser mean?
Born loser means a person who is habitually unsuccessful or unlucky or who is prejudged to be a failure in life, especially one with a defeatist outlook.
What part of speech is born loser?
Born loser is a noun.
What is the plural of born loser?
The plural of born loser is born losers.

Words near born loser in the dictionary

  1. born in a barn
  2. born in a mill
  3. born in mind
  4. born in the purple
  5. born in the vestry
  6. born loser
  7. born losers
  8. Born rigidity
  9. Born rule
  10. born sleeping
  11. born tired

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