loser

noun7

1. •
   a person or a team that is beaten in a game or a competition

   • In a two-horse race there is always one winner and one loser.
   • He was always a good loser.
2. •
   A person who is frequently unsuccessful in life.

   • That guy is a born loser!
   • I'm a constant loser in love.
3. •
   (offensive) A contemptible or unfashionable person.
4. •
   A losing proposition, one that is likely to lose or already has lost (such as a losing bet or, analogously, a predictably fruitless task or errand).

   • A new Guard came to town and decided to flex his muscles with George. We could have told him that he was on a loser but bright young men, then as now, know it all. — 1988
5. •
   One who or that which loses something, such as extra weight, car keys, etc.

   • But a West German reporting a lost passport in East Berlin during the years of the Wall was treated to a criminal investigation, with the passport loser as the potential criminal. — 2004
6. •
   Something of poor quality.
7. •
   (slang) A person convicted of a crime, especially more than once.

   • He's a three-time loser doing twenty years.