also-ran (redirected from also-rans)

al·so-ran (ôls-rn)

n.

1. A horse that does not win, place, or show in a race.

2. A loser in a competition, as in an election: "had enough support to place him in the middle of the also-rans" (George F. Will).

3. One that has little talent or success: just an also-ran in the art world.

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also-ran

n

1. (General Sporting Terms) a contestant, horse, etc., failing to finish among the first three in a race

2. an unsuccessful person; loser or nonentity

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

also-ran - a contestant who loses the contest   loser contestant - a person who participates in competitions old maid - the loser in a game of old maid

Translations

also-ran [ˈɔːlsəʊræn] N

1. (Sport) → caballo m perdedor

2. (= person) → nulidad f

also-ran

n to be among the also-rans, to be an also-ran (Sport, fig) → unter „ferner liefen“ kommen

also-ran [ˈɔːlsəʊˌræn] n (Sport) → (cavallo) non piazzato (fam) (person) → perdente m/f