loser; defeated person; the defeated
Refers to a person or side that has lost a contest, battle, or competition. Often contrasted with 勝者 (winner).
Antonyms: 勝者
勝者は敗者を称えるべきだ。
The winner should praise the loser.
After a close fight, he ended up being the loser.
彼は選挙で敗者となった。
He became the defeated candidate in the election.
勝者だけでなく敗者を称えるのもスポーツマンシップだ。
Honoring not just the winner but also the loser is part of good sportsmanship.
負け犬 is an informal, often disparaging way to call someone a 'loser' in life generally, while 敗者 is a neutral term for the losing party in a specific competition.
winner; victor
敗者 means 'the loser', the direct opposite of ビクター in its sense of 'victor, winner'.
敗者 (the loser) is the direct opposite of 覇者 (the champion) in a contest or war.
The everyday counter for people: 一人 (ひとり), 二人 (ふたり), 三人 (さんにん).
More formal than 人 — used for headcounts in reservations, staff lists, and announcements (5名様).
loser; failure
comeback after defeat; return to competition; reinstatement · repechage; second-chance match
Compound of 敗 (hai, 'defeat') and 者 (sha, 'person'). The kanji 敗 depicts a hand holding a stick over a shell, originally meaning 'to break' or 'to ruin', and 者 is a common suffix for 'person'.