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nonstarter
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun nonstarter has 2 senses
- nonstarter(n = noun.person) failure, loser, unsuccessful person - a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently; Array is a kind of unfortunate, unfortunate person
- nonstarter(n = noun.animal) Array - a horse that fails to run in a race for which it has been entered; Array is a kind of bangtail, race horse, racehorse
has particulars: bankrupt, insolvent, flash in the pan, dud, flop, washout, underdog
CIDE DICTIONARY
nonstarter, n.
- a person with a record of failing. [WordNet 1.5]
- A horse that fails to run in a race for which it has been entered. [WordNet 1.5]
- A proposal that will not receive serious consideration by those with authority to decide. [PJC]
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