two-time loser
4
7.9
- noun
- /ˈtuːˌtaɪm ˈluːzər/
- Offensive
:
perdedor
- As a two-time loser in love, she found it hard to trust again.
Examples
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Two-time loser.
Fiction book (2002) -
Because then I'd be a two-time loser.
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MAN: Your client is a two-time loser.
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That made him a two-time loser.
Fiction book (1994) -
That's how I got to be a two-time loser.
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I will not be treated the same way as this lying, murdering, two-time loser!
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Don't be a two-time loser, Sidney.
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You're a two-time loser, aren't you?
Fiction book (1999) -
I was halfway down the middle when my father said, "Goddamned son of a two-time loser," and slapped me on the back.
Fiction book (1994) -
Seventy-three, three-time loser, one daughter, a two-time loser, three grandchildren.
Fiction book (2001)
Synonyms
810
4.8
A person who often fails and who others look down on
405
2.7
A person who does not succeed at things they try
4
7.2
A person who fails to succeed after showing early promise
1
6.5
A person who often fails and seems unlucky
1
4.2
A person who often fails to reach their goals
A person others think is useless and not successful
Antonyms
How Often
- Offensive
1
6.5
- Offensive
4
7.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
two-time + loser
The compound is directly interpretable from its parts: 'two-time' (= twice) combined with 'loser' (someone who has failed) yields 'a person who has lost or failed two times', so a B1 learner who knows the constituents can infer this meaning. While 'to two-time' can mean 'to be unfaithful' in other contexts, the noun phrase 'two-time loser' in context disambiguates the sense, and the compositional pattern (number + failure) is cross-linguistically common.
Etymology
Two-time loser is built from a clear number image: two-time means 'twice' and loser means someone who lost. Picture a simple scoreboard with two loss marks — that's why it means 'a person who has failed two times', often in love or work.