CONTENDER

rival, challenger, competitor, competition, contender

(noun) the contestant you hope to defeat; “he had respect for his rivals”; “he wanted to know what the competition was doing”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

contender (plural contenders)

Someone who competes with one or more other people.

Someone who has a viable chance of winning a competition.

Anagrams

• retconned

Source: Wiktionary


Con*tend"er, n.

Definition: One who contends; a contestant.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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