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Main Entry:
also-ran
[
awl
-soh-ran
]
Show IPA
/
ˈɔlsoʊˌræn
/
Show Spelled
Part of Speech:
noun
Definition:
unsuccessful challenger
Synonyms:
defeated player,
failure
,
loser
, nonstarter,
unsuccessful candidate
, unsuccessful person
Notes:
in horse racing results, there is
win
,
place
,
show
, and
also-ran
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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