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UPSETTER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does upsetter mean?
• UPSETTER (noun)
The noun UPSETTER has 1 sense:
1. an unexpected winner; someone who defeats the favorite competitor
Familiarity information: UPSETTER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An unexpected winner; someone who defeats the favorite competitor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("upsetter" is a kind of...):
victor; winner (the contestant who wins the contest)
Derivation:
upset (defeat suddenly and unexpectedly)
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