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Definition of Also-ran
1. Noun. A contestant who loses the contest.
Generic synonyms: Contestant
Specialized synonyms: Old Maid
Derivative terms: Lose
Antonyms: Winner
Definition of Also-ran
1. Noun. A person or animal who competed in a race but did not win. ¹
2. Noun. Figuratively, a loser; one soon to be forgotten. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Also-ran
Literary usage of Also-ran
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1845)
"I in spirit rose as if on billows that also ran up the shaft for ever ; and the
billows seemed to pursue the throne of God ; but that also ran before us and ..."
2. Canada: Ontario, Quebec, Atlantic Provinces by Eva Ambros (1998)
"... also ran across the fishing banks off Newfoundland, and Portuguese fishermen
were wintering in Ingonish. Nova Scotia, as early as the ..."
3. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Charles Dudley Warner (1896)
"I in spirit rose, as if on billows that also ran up the shaft forever, and the
billows seemed to pursue the throne of God; but that also ran before us and ..."
4. The Blue Ribbon of the Turf: A Chronicle of the Race for the Derby, from the by James Glass Bertram (1890)
"g^ R¡bbon , feu to another gentleman, Mr. Cartwright, who also ran two of his
... His lordship also ran (Jurl.orly Hull. ' '"imi il« I... grange ran two of ..."
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