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nonstarter

noun

1. a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently

• Syn: ↑failure, ↑loser, ↑unsuccessful person

• Ant: ↑achiever (for: ↑loser)

• Derivationally related forms: ↑lose (for: ↑loser), ↑fail (for: ↑failure)

• Hypernyms: ↑unfortunate, ↑unfortunate person

• Hyponyms:

↑bankrupt, ↑insolvent, ↑flash in the pan, ↑flop, ↑dud, ↑washout, ↑underdog

2. a horse that fails to run in a race for which it has been entered

• Hypernyms: ↑racehorse, ↑race horse, ↑bangtail

Useful english dictionary. 2012.