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Noun: underdog  'ún-du(r),dóg
  1. One at a disadvantage and expected to lose
    "his sympathies were always with the underdog"

Derived forms: underdogs

Type of: failure, loser, no-hoper [informal], nonstarter, unsuccessful person

Encyclopedia: Underdog