Syn: loser, failure, unsuccessful person.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. A horse that fails to run in a race for which it has been
entered.
[WordNet 1.5]
3. A proposal that will not receive serious consideration by those with authority to decide. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
nonstarter — {n.} An idea, plan, or project that doesn t work or is obviously no good. * /His plan to start a new private school is a nonstarter because he is unable to organize anything./ … Dictionary of American idioms
nonstarter — {n.} An idea, plan, or project that doesn t work or is obviously no good. * /His plan to start a new private school is a nonstarter because he is unable to organize anything./ … Dictionary of American idioms
nonstarter — noun Date: 1902 1. one that does not start 2. someone or something that is not productive or effective < his son has been, in politics a nonstarter Anthony Lejeune > … New Collegiate Dictionary
nonstarter — noun An idea, plan, or project that doesn t work or is obviously no good. His plan to start a new private school is a nonstarter because he is unable to organize anything … Словарь американских идиом
nonstarter — noun (C) 1 (usually singular) informal a person, idea, or plan that has no chance of success: The whole thing sounds like a nonstarter to me. 2 a horse that is supposed to take part in a race but does not run … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
nonstarter — /non stahr teuhr/, n. an issue, plan, etc., that does not get or deserve to get under way. [1905 10] * * * … Universalium
nonstarter — noun a) A project that has no chance of success b) A horse that does not run in a race for which it has been entered … Wiktionary
nonstarter — non|start|er [ˌnɔnˈsta:tə US ˌna:nˈsta:rtər] n [C usually singular] informal an idea, a plan, or a person that has no chance of success ▪ In its present form the scheme is a non starter … Dictionary of contemporary English
nonstarter — non|start|er [ nan startər ] noun count a plan that has no chance of being successful … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
nonstarter — see non starter … English dictionary
