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 Definitions of also-ran  [ˈɔl soʊ]  

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Definition of 'also-ran' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) also-ran
(in a race) a contestant who fails to win or to place among the first three finishers.

2.  also-ran
a person who loses any contest.

3.  also-ran
a person who attains little or no success.

Etymology:  (1895–1900)

Definition of 'also-ran' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) loser, also-ran
a contestant who loses the contest

'also-ran' - Nearby Entries  

also known as  also-ran  alsophila  alsophila pometaria  alstonia  alstonia scholaris  alstroemeriaceae  



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