Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lucky loser

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables: luck-y los-er
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A player who loses in the final round of qualifying for a tournament, and who subsequently enters the tournament after the withdrawal of another competitor, e.g. due to injury.

Inflected Forms

lucky losers (plural)

Questions

What does lucky loser mean?: A player who loses in the final round of qualifying for a tournament, and who subsequently enters the tournament after the withdrawal of another competitor, e.g. due to injury.

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