also-ran at English => English (Longman) Of Explained:
n [C] someone who fails to win a competition, election etc// --Ten months ago he was just an also-ran for the Democratic nomination.//
also-ran at English => English (WordNet) Of Explained:
also-ran
n : a contestant who loses the contest [syn: {loser}] [ant: {winner}]
also-ran at English (WD) Of Explained:
==English==
Etymology
The phrase comes from the world of horse race betting wherein lists of winners would be published with all non-paying positions printed in a block under the heading 'Also Ran:'.Noun
Inter: en-noun » head=also-ranQuotations
* 1960: It also turned Palmer from an also-ran into a challenger. — 'Nerves of Steel', The New York Times, 18 June, 1960See also
* underdogTranslation: my » also-ran
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