Definitions for underdogˈʌn dərˌdɔg, -ˌdɒg

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

un•der•dogˈʌn dərˌdɔg, -ˌdɒg(n.)

  1. a person who is expected to lose in a contest.

  2. a victim of social or political injustice.

Origin of underdog:

1875

Princeton's WordNet

  1. underdog(noun)

    one at a disadvantage and expected to lose

Wiktionary

  1. underdog(Noun)

    A competitor thought unlikely to win.

  2. underdog(Noun)

    Somebody at a disadvantage.

  3. underdog(Noun)

    A high swing wherein the person pushing the swing runs beneath the swing while the person being pushed is at the forward limit of the arc.

  4. Origin: From under + dog.


Translations for underdog

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

underdog(noun)

a weak person who is dominated by someone else, or who is the loser in a struggle

He always likes to help the underdog.

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