敗者|はいしゃhaisha[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounloser; defeated person; the defeated
   敗者はいしゃたちも「賞しょう」を受うけたのです。つまり、勝かったチームにたたきのめされたのでした。↗

   The losers received a "prize" too: They were beaten up by the winning team!

• Synonym負け犬まけいぬCasualColloquial word for a loser or underdog; carries a derogatory or self-deprecating tone.
• Related落伍者らくごしゃWrittenIn written or formal prose, someone left behind or out of step with the times; stresses being weeded out.
• Related失敗者しっぱいしゃNeutralNeutral word for someone who fails at what they set out to do; 「敗者」 is the side that loses a contest such as a match or election.
• Antonym勝者しょうしゃNeutralThe side that wins a contest; the direct opposite of 「敗者」.

Use 「敗者」 for the side that loses a contest, as in 「敗者復活戦」; for a failure in life say 「負け犬」, for someone who cannot keep up say 「落伍者」. The opposite is 「勝者」.

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1. 勝負しょうぶなどに敗やぶれた者もの。敗北はいぼく者しゃ。敗残はいざん者しゃ。