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lucky loser

lucky loser noun: a player who loses in the final round of qualifying for a tournament, and who subsequently enters the tournament after the withdrawal of another competitor, e.g. due to injury.

Noun

lucky loser (plural lucky losers)

  1. A player who loses in the final round of qualifying for a tournament, and who subsequently enters the tournament after the withdrawal of another competitor, e.g. due to injury.

Forms of lucky loser

plurallucky losers

Questions about lucky loser

What does lucky loser mean?
Lucky loser means a player who loses in the final round of qualifying for a tournament, and who subsequently enters the tournament after the withdrawal of another competitor, e.g. due to injury.
What part of speech is lucky loser?
Lucky loser is a noun.
What is the plural of lucky loser?
The plural of lucky loser is lucky losers.

Words near lucky loser in the dictionary

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  2. lucky girl syndrome
  3. lucky grouper
  4. lucky groupers
  5. lucky imaging
  6. lucky loser
  7. lucky losers
  8. lucky money
  9. lucky nut
  10. lucky nuts
  11. Lucky Pierre

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