Failer

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A person who does not succeed or who falls short of achieving their goals
2. Someone who is unsuccessful or who proves unable to accomplish what was attempted
3. An individual who comes short in performance or who does not meet required standards

Etymology: "Failer" is a simple agent noun built from "fail" and the suffix "-er", which turns a verb into a noun for someone or something that performs its action. A failer is therefore one who fails. The word is a plain formation in English rather than a borrowing, so its interest lies mainly in how readily the pattern produces it. Its base, "fail", came into English from Old French "faillir" and ultimately from Latin "fallere", meaning to deceive or disappoint, which is why the verb carries a sense of letting someone down before it means simply not succeeding.

Synonyms: loser, flop

Antonyms: success, winner