perdedor

Galician

Etymology

From perder ‎ -dor.

Adjective

perdedor (feminine perdedora, masculine plural perdedores, feminine plural perdedoras)

1. losing

Noun

perdedor m (plural perdedores, feminine perdedora, feminine plural perdedoras)

1. loser

   Antonym: gañador

Further reading

• “perdedor”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Portuguese

Etymology

From perder ‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peʁ.deˈdoʁ/ [peɦ.deˈdoh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peʁ.deˈdoʁ/ [peɦ.deˈdoh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /peɾ.deˈdoɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /peʁ.deˈdoʁ/ [peʁ.deˈdoχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /peɻ.deˈdoɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨɾ.dɨˈdoɾ/ [pɨɾ.ðɨˈðoɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨɾ.dɨˈdoɾ/ [pɨɾ.ðɨˈðoɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨɾ.dɨˈdo.ɾi/ [pɨɾ.ðɨˈðo.ɾi]

Noun

perdedor m (plural perdedores, feminine perdedora, feminine plural perdedoras)

1. loser (person who fails to win)
2. loser (someone with bad luck or poor skills who consistently loses)
3. loser (person who is frequently unsuccessful in life)

   Synonym: fracassado

Related terms

• perda

Adjective

perdedor (feminine perdedora, masculine plural perdedores, feminine plural perdedoras)

1. losing (who loses, fails to win)

Spanish

Etymology

From perder (“to lose”) ‎ -dor (“-er”, forming agent nouns).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peɾdeˈdoɾ/ [peɾ.ð̞eˈð̞oɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: per‧de‧dor

Adjective

perdedor (feminine perdedora, masculine plural perdedores, feminine plural perdedoras)

1. losing

Noun

perdedor m (plural perdedores, feminine perdedora, feminine plural perdedoras)

1. loser

   Soy un perdedor. ― I'm a loser.

Derived terms

• mal perdedor (“sore loser”)

 

See also

• fracasado

Further reading

• “perdedor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28