noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
winners and losers
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In a capitalist society there will always be winners and losers .
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
bad
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There's room for everyone and no-one likes a bad loser .
big
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The biggest losers were the bookies.
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Among the other companies in the state index, a basket of technology stocks dominated the ten biggest losers .
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Cotton may be the biggest loser , but Perry is just as worried for the cattlemen.
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Another auto-related stock, Credit Acceptance Corp., was a big loser .
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The Exchequer fears that it will be the biggest loser in the border battle.
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The big loser is the last generation.
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Apart from Mr Cook, the other big loser is John Prescott.
good
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He wanted to be a winner rather than a good loser .
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The good loser is recognisable as the competitor who nods with rueful admiration each time the opponent scores.
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The good loser never makes it to the winner's rostrum of any worthwhile competition.
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Elite performers earn that title because they are, by nature, not good losers .
main
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Schemes for environmentally friendly energy production were the main losers in the budget, receiving less funding than this year.
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Market trends indicate that imported wines have been the main winner - Scotch Whisky the main loser . 4.
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It was the main loser in both territory and population from the First World War.
only
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The only losers in the United States were workers faced with higher food prices.
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The only losers would be the shareholders but they always knew this was a high-risk project.
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They finished up on all four rinks in their 78-66 win at Carrickfergus with Rathfriland's Gary McIlroy being their only loser .
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The Profitboss never gives up. Only losers give up.
real
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The bloke that owned it before was soft, a real loser .
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The real losers will, for all I know, eat dirt.
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The government was not to be a real loser .
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I brought these kids home, and they were all real losers .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
born loser
finders keepers (losers weepers)
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And it's finders keepers, y'know.
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The rule for such races is simple: finders keepers.
sore loser
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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I'd like to congratulate all our entrants, the winners and the losers.
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If these budget cuts are made, the big losers will be the poor and minorities.
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The losers walked slowly off the field.
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You're just a bad loser Phil, that's your problem.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A winner, obviously, until he became a loser .
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Add legal fees and a new valuation and you could be on a loser .
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Cotton may be the biggest loser , but Perry is just as worried for the cattlemen.
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First, funds would try to sell their highest-cost losers.
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Presidential losers have also habitually opted for mates designed to unify the ticket but with whom they could comfortably identify.
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The losers are the singers and orchestras we employed.