Is there any word to describe a person who is always unlucky?

Assuming an individual is always unlucky in all walks of life- education, relationship, employment etc.

Is there any word that can be used to describe such a person?


I like "jinxed" more than "loser." How about cursed ? [Webster's ] Synonyms include unlucky, unfortunate, and smote (as if by God). Slang: totally screwed, completely fu-ked-up life


Consider loser:

One that fails consistently, especially a person with bad luck or poor skills

(American Heritage Dictionary)

Another possibility is jinxed:

someone or something that is jinxed has a lot of bad luck

(Macmillan English Dictionary)

A literary, Shakespearean word is star-crossed:

star-crossed: if someone is star-crossed, they keep having bad luck.

(Collins Cobuild Dictionary)

dogged by ill luck; destined to misfortune

(http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/american/star-crossed)


One term I have heard to describe a person who is unlucky is "snake-bitten."

A "snakebite" is an unpleasant, sometimes fatal, event that appears to come out of nowhere.