English

Noun

no-hoper ‎(plural no-hopers)

1. Someone or something that has no hope of success.
   • 1990, House of Cards, Season 1, Episode 4:

     Francis Urquhart: Six days to the first ballot. Who are we up against?
     Tim Stamper: Mackenzie, Earle, Woolton, Samuels, and three no-hopers: Bairsted, Llewellyn-Jones-Rhys, and Bogg.

Anagrams

• phorone