el
masculine
/peɾðeˈðoɾ/
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Translation
loser
Word origin
From perder ('to lose'), from Latin perdere ('to destroy, to lose'), with the agent suffix -dor.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- perdere
- English cognates
- perdition
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralperdedores
Examples
.
No one wants to be the loser of the game.
.
The loser had to pay for dinner.
buen .
He accepted defeat like a good loser.
, .
Don't be a sore loser, you will win next time.
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The losers of the tournament went home.
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