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1 English 1.1 Noun 1.2 See also 1.2.1 Quotations

English

Noun

1. a person who competed in some kind of race but did not win
2. fig. a loser; one soon to be forgotten

See also

• underdog

Quotations

• 2004: The transition from comer to also-ran can be quick — The New Yorker, August 9 & 16, 2004, p.40