no-hoper
noun /ˌnəʊ ˈhəʊpə(r)/
/ˌnəʊ ˈhəʊpər/
(informal)- a person or an animal that is considered very unlikely to be successful
- a team of complete no-hopers
- An apparent no-hoper won the race at 33–1.
- They were written off as a bunch of no-hopers.