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- Dictionaryalso-ran/ˈɔːlsəʊran/
noun
- 1. a loser in a race or other contest, especially by a large margin: "the line between champions and also-rans"
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someone in a competition who is unlikely to do well or who has failed: For every champion horse, there are thousands of also-rans. He helped to turn the team from also-rans to Premier League winners. Fewer examples. In this sport, a fraction of a second can separate the winner from the also-rans.
Also-ran definition: (in a race) a contestant who fails to win or to place among the first three finishers.. See examples of ALSO-RAN used in a sentence.
The meaning of ALSO-RAN is a horse or dog that finishes out of the money in a race. How to use also-ran in a sentence.
If you describe someone as an also-ran, you mean that they have been or are likely to be unsuccessful in a contest.
someone in a competition who is unlikely to do well or who has failed: For every champion horse, there are thousands of also-rans. He helped to turn the team from also-rans to Super Bowl winners. Fewer examples. In this sport, a fraction of a second can separate the winner from the also-rans.
Jul 10, 2024 · a contestant who loses the contest.
Definition of also-ran noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
n. 1. A horse that does not win, place, or show in a race. 2. A loser in a competition, as in an election: "What separates the chess champions from the also-rans ... ?" (Paul Tough). 3. One that has little talent or success: just an also-ran in the art world. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Noun. Singular: also-ran. Plural: also-rans. Origin of Also-ran.
also-ran. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ˈalso-ran noun [ countable] someone who fails to win a competition, election etc Ten months ago he was just an also-ran for the Democratic nomination.
