different between loser vs luser

English

Etymology

From Middle English loser, losere, equivalent to lose +? -er. In the sense of contemptible or worthless individual, perhaps an alteration of losel, which see.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lu?z?(?)/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /luz?/
• Rhymes: -u?z?(?)

Noun

loser (plural losers)

1. A person who loses; one who fails to win or thrive.

   Antonym: winner

2. Something of poor quality.
3. A person who is frequently unsuccessful in life.

   Synonym: failure

4. (derogatory) A contemptible or unfashionable person.

   Synonyms: crumb, (archaic) losel, louse; see also Thesaurus:worthless person
5. One who or that which loses something, such as extra weight, car keys, etc.
6. (slang) A person convicted of a crime, especially more than once.

Derived terms

Related terms

• losel

Translations

Anagrams

• Osler, Rosel, Soler, eorls, lo-res, lores, orles, relos, roles, rôles, slore, soler, sorel

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English loser.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: lo?ser

Noun

loser m (plural losers, diminutive losertje n)

1. loser

Synonyms

• mislukkeling

French

Alternative forms

• looser, looseur, louseur

Etymology

From English loser.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lu.zœ?/
• (Quebec) IPA^(key): /lu.z?/

Noun

loser m (plural losers)

1. (colloquial) loser

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?lo?z?/

Adjective

loser

1. comparative degree of lose
2. inflection of lose:
   1. strong/mixed nominative masculine singular
   2. strong genitive/dative feminine singular
   3. strong genitive plural

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

loser m

1. indefinite plural of los

English

Etymology

Blend of loser +? user.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?lu?.z?(?)/
• Rhymes: -u?z?(r)

Noun

luser (plural lusers)

1. (computing, slang, derogatory) An incompetent computer user.
2. (computing, slang, derogatory) A user (especially in IRC) who disobeys the rules of the servers that he or she is using and usually resorts to disruptive or offensive behavior/behaviour.

Translations

See also

• LART
• cluebat
• n00b

Anagrams

• Ruels, Rules, lures, rules