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☆ under·dog (un′dər dôg′)

noun

  1. Rare the dog that is losing in a dogfight
  2. a person or group that is losing, or is expected to lose, in a contest or struggle
  3. a person who is handicapped or at a disadvantage because of injustice, discrimination, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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