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.

The losers of the tournament went home.

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This word is part of lesson 37.