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three-time loser

three-time loser noun: a person who has been sentenced to prison for a third time, especially for a major crime.

Noun

three-time loser (plural three-time losers)

  1. (derogatory, slang) A person who has been sentenced to prison for a third time, especially for a major crime.
  2. (derogatory, figuratively, slang) Someone with bad luck or poor skills, and who consistently loses.
    • He'll never make anything of himself. He's just a three-time loser.

Forms of three-time loser

pluralthree-time losers

Origin of three-time loser

Believed to be from losing three legal cases in a row.

Questions about three-time loser

What does three-time loser mean?
Three-time loser means a person who has been sentenced to prison for a third time, especially for a major crime.
What part of speech is three-time loser?
Three-time loser is a noun.
What is the plural of three-time loser?
The plural of three-time loser is three-time losers.

Words near three-time loser in the dictionary

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  3. three-thousanders
  4. three-thousandth
  5. three-tiered
  6. three-time loser
  7. three-time losers
  8. three-toed box turtle
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  10. three-toed sloth
  11. three-toed sloths

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