Etymology

loser

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Today it means: A person who loses; one who fails to win or thrive. Full definition →

Middle English loser
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loser · noun1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromloser
  2. English todayloser

From Middle English loser, losere, equivalent to lose + -er. In the sense of contemptible or worthless individual, perhaps an alteration of losel, which see.

Loser · proper noun2

  1. German · borrowed fromLöser
  2. English todayLoser

Borrowed from German Löser.

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