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alsoran
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al⋅so-ran
/
ˈɔl
soʊˌræn
/
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awl
-soh-ran
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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
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