contender

Noun
US[kuhn-ten-der]/kənˈtɛndɚ/3 syllables
Synonyms: rivalchallengercompetitorcompetition

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)contenders

  1. the contestant you hope to defeat“he had respect for his rivals”“he wanted to know what the competition was doing”Synonyms: rivalchallengercompetitorcompetitionType of contestantKinds champion, foe, runner-up, comer, front-runner, scratch, street fighter, finalist, tier, semifinalist +2 more

Related words rivalrous adjective, rival verb

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Con·tend′er noun

One who contends; a contestant.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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