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ALSO-RAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does also-ran mean?
• ALSO-RAN (noun)
The noun ALSO-RAN has 1 sense:
1. a contestant who loses the contest
Familiarity information: ALSO-RAN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A contestant who loses the contest
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
also-ran; loser
Hypernyms ("also-ran" is a kind of...):
contestant (a person who participates in competitions)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "also-ran"):
old maid (the loser in a game of old maid)
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