perdedor

Catalan

Etymology

From perdre +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [pər.dəˈðo]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [peɾ.ðeˈðoɾ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Adjective

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

1. losing
2. (something) easy to lose, losable
3. a place where it is easy to get lost

   un camí molt perdedor ― an easy-to-lose path

Noun

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

1. loser (one who loses)

Further reading

• “perdedor”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “perdedor”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “perdedor” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “perdedor” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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, 2012–2026

Portuguese

Etymology

From perder +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -oɾ

 

• (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]
  • (Caipira) 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)

Further reading

• “perdedor”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “perdedor”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

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

   Antonyms: ganador, vencedor

   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 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025