Also-ran and Jonah

Also-ran noun - A contestant who loses the contest.

Jonah and also-ran are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Jonah" instead a noun phrase "Also-ran".

Jonah noun - (Old Testament) Jonah did not wish to become a prophet so God caused a great storm to throw him overboard from a ship; he was saved by being swallowed by a whale that vomited him out onto dry land.

Also-ran and jonah are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Also-ran" with "Jonah", this terms are similar.

Nearby Words: Jonas, Jona