Usage of "also-ran" | TermGallery

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A contestant who loses the contest.

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Examples for "loser"

Examples for "loser"

So much for the prize-taker; the prize-loser vented his spleen as thus:- 
 My Life as an Author 

But in this the public was the loser as well as Victoria. 
 Queen Victoria 

But possibly the loser is entitled to some choice in the matter. 
 A Texas Matchmaker 

If he finds blood, you will be the loser in some transaction. 
 Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What's in a Dream / A Scien... 

Then count the loser's votes, because all those went down the tubes. 
 Wired 

Ús de also-ran en anglès

What turns a company from an also-ran to a real game changer? 
 The Irish Times 

No one there wanted an also-ran, or also-skated in this case. 
 Reuters 

Santorum took the field by surprise, days after being dismissed as an also-ran. 
 Reuters 

It's the difference between being the best and being an also-ran. 
 The Guardian 

Far from being a marginal also-ran, O'Flynn could do surprisingly well. 
 The Irish Times 

But it's not as if Windows Mobile is a smartphone also-ran. 
 Reuters 

Harder still to accept how quickly he's become an also-ran. 
 Radio NZ 

Still, Yahoo deserved better than to be considered an also-ran. 
 Wired 

Michelangelo Antonioni is a contender, then suddenly he's an also-ran. 
 The Irish Times 

Not offering a Mac version of CorelDraw pretty much consigned Corel to permanent also-ran status. 
 Wired 

Which is just as well, because we couldn't tell him apart from an anonymous also-ran. 
 The Guardian 

These are, in effect, prizes for being an also-ran. 
 The Guardian 

Super middleweight titlist Jeff Lacy and welterweight also-ran Andre Berto fancied themselves as Tyson-esque punchers. 
 The Guardian 

Kia remains new enough that it's unfairly still considered a budget brand also-ran in most circles. 
 Wired 

An also-ran two years ago, it has overtaken RComm as the number three player by revenue. 
 Reuters 

There's no reason that Pluto and its four merry friends have to be just also-ran planets. 
 Wired 

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Translations for also-ran

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Also-ran a través del temps

Significats de also-ran en anglès