upsetter
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Definition
Noun: 1. An unexpected winner; someone who defeats the favorite competitor: An "upsetter" is a person, team, or competitor that achieves a surprising victory against an opponent who was widely expected to win.
Usage and Examples
- Noun:
- The young boxer was the upsetter of the tournament, knocking out the reigning champion.
- In a major political upsetter, the independent candidate won the senate seat.
- The underdog team proved to be the upsetter, defeating the number one seed.
Advanced Usage
- "to be/act as an upsetter": To perform the role of causing a surprising defeat.
- The rookie pitcher acted as the upsetter, shutting out the league's best-hitting team.
- Conceptual Use: The term can be applied metaphorically to any force or entity that unexpectedly overturns an established favorite or frontrunner.
- The new streaming service was the upsetter in the media market, quickly gaining more subscribers than the industry leader.
Variants and Related Words
- Upset (noun): The event or instance of an unexpected defeat.
- The game's result was a historic upset.
- Upset (verb): To defeat unexpectedly.
- They hope to upset the top-ranked team.
- Underdog: A competitor thought to have little chance of winning. (Note: An "underdog" becomes an "upsetter" only if they win.)
- Cinderella (sports): A team or player that achieves unexpected success in a tournament.
Synonyms
- Dark horse: A little-known competitor who unexpectedly wins or succeeds.
- Giant-killer: One who defeats a much more powerful or famous opponent.
Antonyms
- Favorite: The competitor expected to win.
- Front-runner: The contestant leading or expected to lead.
Related Phrases and Idioms
- To pull off an upset: To achieve an unexpected victory.
- They managed to pull off a stunning upset in the final minutes.
- Upset victory: A win that is surprising and against the odds.
- The election was decided by an upset victory.
Noun
- an unexpected winner; someone who defeats the favorite competitor