to be a poor loser

  • 1(a) poor loser — a poor loser phrase someone who gets angry when they lose Thesaurus: people who complain a lot or are difficult to pleasesynonym people who are old fashioned or do not like changehyponym Main entry: poor …

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  • 2poor — [ pur ] adjective *** ▸ 1 lacking money ▸ 2 of low quality ▸ 3 not good enough ▸ 4 not skillful ▸ 5 lacking something important ▸ 6 less than expected ▸ 7 feeling sorry for someone ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) having little money and few possessions: a poor… …

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  • 3loser — [lo͞o′zər] n. 1. a) one that loses b) Informal one that seems doomed to lose; esp., an ineffectual person who habitually fails or is easily victimized 2. a person who reacts to loss or defeat in a specified way [a poor loser] 3. Slang a person… …

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  • 4poor — adjective 1 NO MONEY having very little money and not many possessions: Her family were so poor they couldn t afford to buy her new clothes. | Ethiopia is one of the poorest countries in the world. | a poor neighborhood 2 the poor people who are… …

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  • 5poor */*/*/ — UK [pɔː(r)] / UK [pʊə(r)] / US [pʊr] adjective Word forms poor : adjective poor comparative poorer superlative poorest 1) a) having little money and few possessions a poor family/area/country We were very poor and could barely afford the… …

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  • 6loser — n. 1 a person or thing that loses or has lost (esp. a contest or game) (is a poor loser; the loser pays). 2 colloq. a person who regularly fails …

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  • 7Loser (novel) — Loser   …

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  • 8a poor loser — someone who gets angry when they lose …

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  • 9loser — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ good ▪ bad, poor, sore (AmE) ▪ He s extremely competitive and a bad loser. ▪ born ▪ …

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  • 10loser — n. a bad, poor; born; good loser * * * [ luːzə] born good loser poor a bad …

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