A no-hoper is a person — or sometimes a horse, a team, or a plan — that you think has no chance. They will not win. They will not make it. It is informal, and a little unkind, though people also say it with a shrug, not always with hate. British and Australian English use it more than American English. You can call someone a no-hoper before the race even starts, or look back and say the whole idea was a no-hoper. It names them as a type: not just there is no hope, but this one is a no-hoper.

沒希望的人（或馬、隊伍）、穩輸的。偏英式、澳式口語。