Dead-ender
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Dead-ender is a noun meaning One who has no prospects for the future; a loser; a dropout.
Meaning
One who has no prospects for the future; a loser; a dropout.
More Meanings
- One who still holds onto a political position or other viewpoint that is considered outdated or defeated.
Example Sentences
Unlike the ideological dead-enders, veterans of the Goldwater campaign, they didn't see much difference between Reagan and Ford—and, other things being equal, they were more inclined to side with the establishment than with the insurgency[…]
In the first months after the fall of Baghdad, Rumsfeld and his aides still had a limited view of the insurgency, seeing it as little more than the work of Baathist "dead-enders," criminal gangs, and foreign terrorists who were Al Qaeda followers.
Word Forms
- dead-enders
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include deadender, dead-end, dead beat, deadheader, ne'er-do-well, deadend.
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