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noun
1.
Sports.
a.
(in a race) a contestant who fails to win or to place among the first three finishers.
b.
an athlete or team whose performance in competition is rarely, if ever, a winning or near-winning one.
2.
Informal. a person who loses a contest, election, or other competition.
3.
Informal. a person who attains little or no success: For every great artist there are a thousand also-rans.
Origin:
1895–1900
1895–1900
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