looser
See also: loser
English
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈluːsə/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "GenAm" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈlusɚ/
Adjective
looser
- comparative form of loose: more loose
- Her new T-shirt was just a little bit looser than the old one.
- The law is too strict; it should be made looser.
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈluːsə/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "GenAm" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈlusɚ/
Noun
looser (plural loosers)
- One who looses, who sets loose or frees.
- 1844, John Wesley, The Magazine of the Wesleyan Methodist Church
- Therefore we cannot but infer that they did not understand the promise of their Lord as uttered in a sense at variance with the established forms of language, as conveying the doctrine which the clerical binders and loosers of later ages teach.
- 1884, Stephen Bleecker Luce, Aaron Ward, Text-book of Seamanship
- Loosers of topsails and courses, and men stationed at boom tricing-lines, […]
- 1844, John Wesley, The Magazine of the Wesleyan Methodist Church
Etymology 3
Noun
looser
- Misspelling of loser.