Kilo Lingo

/ˈluːzə/

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Translation

Someone who does not win. It is also an unkind word for someone that other people do not respect.

Word origin

From lose plus the ending -er, one who does it; lose comes from Old English losian, to be lost.

Origin
Old English
Root
losian
English cognates
lose, loss

Examples

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"Loser" is the person who does not win.

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"A bad loser" is someone who gets angry about losing.

losers.

Used about a person, the word is rude and unkind.

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This word is part of lesson 34.