to be a good loser
1good loser — person who is able to honorably accept failure, person who loses in a sportsmanly manner …
2(a) good loser — a good/bad/loser phrase someone who behaves well/badly when they have lost Thesaurus: participants in games and competitionshyponym to defeat someone in a game, competition or argumentsynonym …
3loser — [[t]lu͟ːzə(r)[/t]] losers 1) N COUNT: usu pl The losers of a game, contest, or struggle are the people who are defeated or beaten. ...the Dallas Cowboys and Buffalo Bills, the winners and losers of this year s Super Bowl. Ant: winner ● PHRASE:… …
4loser — n 1. also ran, runner up, Inf. defeatee; the vanquished, the defeated; good loser, Inf. sport, good sport. 2.Informal. failure, lead balloon, Sl. flop, Sl. washout, Inf. dud, Sl. bomb, Inf. clunker, Inf. lemon, Sl. clinker, Inf. bummer, Sl. bust; …
5loser — Synonyms and related words: also ran, bankrupt, bomb, booby, bummer, bust, clinker, con, defeatee, duck, dud, failure, fall guy, false alarm, fiasco, flop, game loser, good loser, good sport, hard luck guy, hardcase, jailbird, lag, lemon, misfit …
6loser — /ˈluzə/ (say loohzuh) noun 1. a competitor who fails to win. 2. someone who gets the worst part of a deal, bargain, etc. 3. a person who is destined to fail: a born loser. 4. Colloquial someone who lacks the personality necessary for successful… …
7loser — n. a bad, poor; born; good loser * * * [ luːzə] born good loser poor a bad …
8loser — noun a) A person who fails to win. In a two horse race there is always one winner and one loser. b) Someone who loses in a specified manner. He was always a good loser. Ant: winner …
9Loser (novel) — Loser   …
10Loser Anthems — Infobox Album | Name = Loser Anthems: B Sides and Rarities Type = EP Artist = Matthew Good Band Released = June 5 2001 Recorded = 1999 2001 Genre = Rock Length = Label = Universal Producer = Reviews = Last album = Beautiful Midnight (1999) This… …
