0 sb who loses a competition, election, etc. -- taper [ masculine ]
the loser of the game taperen av kampen
1 sb who is unpopular and is considered unlikely to be good at anything -- taper [ masculine ]
He’s such a loser. Han er en ordentlig taper.
2 sb or sth who is affected negatively -- taper [ masculine ]
3 a person who loses -- taper
The losers congratulated the winners.
We examine the effects of voting for the winners and losers of presidential and congressional elections on political trust.
In contrast, being among the congressional winners or losers does not seem to make a difference.
We can take this a bit farther: if reforms are embraced by losers and winners alike why are electoral institutions so stable?
The difference between institutional stability and change may then depend upon how many people perceive themselves as losers.
Majorities of losers were supportive of proportional representation, while majorities of winners were opposed.
An interest group approach focusing exclusively on concentrated winners and losers is unlikely to offer adequate explanations.
Furthermore, in some programme areas the losers from retrenchment are diffuse and the gainers are focused.
In this debate we know relatively little about the losers, beyond aggregated figures or anecdotal accounts.
