perdedor
Catalan
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [pər.dəˈðo]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [peɾ.ðeˈðoɾ]
Audio (Catalonia): (file)
Adjective
perdedor (feminine perdedora, masculine plural perdedors, feminine plural perdedores)
- losing
- easy to lose, losable
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Noun
perdedor m (plural perdedors, feminine perdedora, feminine plural perdedores)
- 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, 2025.
- “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
Adjective
perdedor (feminine perdedora, masculine plural perdedores, feminine plural perdedoras)
Noun
perdedor m (plural perdedores, feminine perdedora, feminine plural perdedoras)
- loser
- Antonym: gañador
Further reading
- “perdedor”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (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]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨɾ.dɨˈdo.ɾi/ [pɨɾ.ðɨˈðo.ɾi]
Noun
perdedor m (plural perdedores, feminine perdedora, feminine plural perdedoras)
- loser (person who fails to win)
- loser (someone with bad luck or poor skills who consistently loses)
- loser (person who is frequently unsuccessful in life)
- Synonym: fracassado
Related terms
Adjective
perdedor (feminine perdedora, masculine plural perdedores, feminine plural perdedoras)
- 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)
Noun
perdedor m (plural perdedores, feminine perdedora, feminine plural perdedoras)
Derived terms
- mal perdedor (“sore loser”)
See also
Further reading
- “perdedor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024