The meaning of Contestant

noun

One's opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute.

Usage examples:

Davis beat his old adversary in the quarter-finals

adjective

Another term for adversarial.

noun

An enemy

Usage examples:

He saw her as his main adversary within the company.

noun

A person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary.

Usage examples:

He turned to confront his antagonist

noun

A person who opposes or disagrees with another

adjective

Having ambitions to achieve something, typically to follow a particular career.

Usage examples:

An aspirant politician

noun

A person who has ambitions to achieve something.

Usage examples:

An aspirant to the throne

noun

Someone who very much wants to achieve something

Usage examples:

An aspirant to the throne

noun

A person who applies for a job or is nominated for election.

Usage examples:

Candidates applying for this position should be computer-literate

noun

A person who is competing to get a job or elected to a position

Usage examples:

There are three candidates running for sheriff., she announced her candidacy for governor on the we…

noun

A person who is competing for a job or an elected position

Usage examples:

A candidate for sth she's the best candidate for the job., a good/likely/potential candidate he's h…

noun

A person who takes part in a sporting contest.

Usage examples:

Two competitors were banned for taking drugs

noun

A person, product, company, etc. that is trying to compete with others, for example, by trying to make bigger sales in a particular market

Usage examples:

Chief/main/major competitor at least one major competitor is gearing up to provide local service at…

noun

A person or group competing with others to achieve something.

Usage examples:

The major contenders in the football championship

noun

A person or group that enters or takes part in something.

Usage examples:

The prize will be awarded to the entrant who wins the tiebreak

noun

A person who takes part in a competition, or a new member of a school or organization

Usage examples:

All entrants in the race should go to the starting line now.

noun

A company that sells a product or service in a particular place or to a particular group of customers for the first time

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Entrant to sth as a recent entrant to the japanese market, the company is at a disadvantage compare…

noun

Someone who competes with or opposes another in a contest, game, or argument.

Usage examples:

He beat his republican opponent by a landslide margin

noun

A person who disagrees with something and speaks against it or tries to change it

Usage examples:

Opponents of the project fear it will attract undesirables., his chief opponent in the november ele…

noun

A person who takes part in something.

Usage examples:

Staff are to be active participants in the decision-making process

noun

A person who takes part in or becomes involved in a particular activity

Usage examples:

Participants in the experiment also keep track of what they eat and drink over three days so their …

noun

Someone who takes part in an event or activity

Usage examples:

A participant in sth we need to double the number of participants in the annual staff survey.

noun

A person taking part in a sport or game.

Usage examples:

A tennis player

noun

A person or thing competing with another for the same objective or for superiority in the same field of activity.

Usage examples:

He has no serious rival for the job

verb

Be or seem to be equal or comparable to.

Usage examples:

He was a photographer whose fame rivalled that of his subjects

noun

A person, group, or organization competing with others for the same thing or in the same area

Usage examples:

Business/political rivals, no computer can rival a human brain.