[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["Sports.(in a race) a contestant who fails to win or to place among the first three finishers.an athlete or team whose performance in competition is rarely, if ever, a winning or near-winning one.", "(in a race) a contestant who fails to win or to place among the first three finishers.", "an athlete or team whose performance in competition is rarely, if ever, a winning or near-winning one.", "Informal.a person who loses a contest, election, or other competition.", "Informal.a person who attains little or no success:For every great artist there are a thousand also-rans."]}]