challengern.

/ˈtʃalɪndʒə/

Etymology: < challenge v. + -er suffix¹.

One who challenges, in various senses: spec.

†a. An accuser; a plaintiff, claimant. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > action of courts in claims or grievances > party in litigation > [noun] > plaintiff

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1292 Britton i. xvi. §3 Et la chose soit deliveré au chalengeour.]

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Job xxxv. 9 For the multitude of chalengeres [a1425 L.V. fals chalengeris; L. calumniatorum] thei shul crie.

c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 559 If the chalenger wole contynue in his chalenging.

1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. iii. xliv. 117 The plaintife or challenger [L. petitor] declareth against her.

a1613 E. Brerewood Enq. Langs. & Relig. (1614) xxv. 177 The other challenger of the same dignitie.

1839 W. B. Stonehouse Hist. Isle of Axholme 144 If the challenger could neither ascertain his property, nor proue his accusation.

b. One who defies; one who calls upon another to fight, or to any trial or contest.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > dissent > competition or rivalry > challenge or challenging > [noun] > challenger

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society > armed hostility > armed encounter > [noun] > single combat or duel > challenge to > one who challenges

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1511 in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. ii. lx. I. 181 It shall be lefull for the iiij chalengers to enter the felde the seconde daye.

a1616 W. Shakespeare As you like It (1623) i. ii. 159 Haue you challeng'd Charles the Wrastler?.. No faire Princesse: he is the generall challenger.

1622 S. Rowlands Good Newes & Bad Newes 41 I..challenge thee to meet on Callis sand..This challenge past, the challenger at Douer, Imbarks for Callis.

1694 J. Collier Misc. iv. 46 The Challenger is punished as well as the Challenged.

1854 R. W. Emerson Eloquence in Wks. (1906) III. 187 He is the challenger, and must answer all comers.

Draft additions June 2017

Tennis. Used attributively (often with capital initial) to designate a second-tier men's professional tennis tournament, now one organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals, as Challenger series, Challenger tournament, etc.

ΚΠ

1983 United Press Internat. Newswire (Nexis) 23 May The tournament was part of the Men's Pro Tennis Council challenger series.

1996 E. Berry Topspin 93 I won a challenger tournament quickly the first year I played.

2001 J. Lynch Creative Coaching vi. 120 Agassi voluntarily took part of the year and played the challenger circuit—akin to a baseball player going down to the minor leagues—to work on his game.

2013 J. Murray Andy Murray 41 He combined playing the top junior competitions with his first senior tournaments. Not on the ATP World Tour..but the..lower-tier..ATP Challenger Tour.

Draft additions June 2017

Tennis. A Challenger match, tournament, or series. Cf. Additions.

ΚΠ

1990 Times 16 Feb. (Sports section) 39 Two West Germans..will meet in the final of the $50,000..men's Challenger at Croydon today.

1996 E. Berry Topspin 138 It was only a $10,000 Challenger, but I reached the final of the first tournament.

2003 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 19 Jan. viii. 1/2 He started doing really well in the challengers, kind of when the main circuit ended.

2016 Nottingham Post (Nexis) 27 June 54 I won the Challenger here [sc. in Nottingham] back in 2013.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	challenger
释义	challengern. /ˈtʃalɪndʒə/ Etymology: < challenge v. + -er suffix¹. One who challenges, in various senses: spec. †a. An accuser; a plaintiff, claimant. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > action of courts in claims or grievances > party in litigation > [noun] > plaintiff cravera1300 actora1325 askera1325 plaintiffa1325 plainer1340 challengera1382 pursuanta1393 follower1397 suer1423 pursuer1430 plainant1437 suitor1454 suit maker1469 complainant1495 plainandc1500 callerc1503 tabler1517 complaintiffc1533 complainer?1542 impleader1583 pledant1599 proceedera1618 querent1720 pulsator1730 demandeur1818 movant1875 rapper1904 1292 Britton i. xvi. §3 Et la chose soit deliveré au chalengeour.] a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Job xxxv. 9 For the multitude of chalengeres [a1425 L.V. fals chalengeris; L. calumniatorum] thei shul crie. c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 559 If the chalenger wole contynue in his chalenging. 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. iii. xliv. 117 The plaintife or challenger [L. petitor] declareth against her. a1613 E. Brerewood Enq. Langs. & Relig. (1614) xxv. 177 The other challenger of the same dignitie. 1839 W. B. Stonehouse Hist. Isle of Axholme 144 If the challenger could neither ascertain his property, nor proue his accusation. b. One who defies; one who calls upon another to fight, or to any trial or contest. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > competition or rivalry > challenge or challenging > [noun] > challenger challenger1511 darer1751 society > armed hostility > armed encounter > [noun] > single combat or duel > challenge to > one who challenges challenger1511 carteller1611 cartelista1679 1511 in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. ii. lx. I. 181 It shall be lefull for the iiij chalengers to enter the felde the seconde daye. a1616 W. Shakespeare As you like It (1623) i. ii. 159 Haue you challeng'd Charles the Wrastler?.. No faire Princesse: he is the generall challenger. 1622 S. Rowlands Good Newes & Bad Newes 41 I..challenge thee to meet on Callis sand..This challenge past, the challenger at Douer, Imbarks for Callis. 1694 J. Collier Misc. iv. 46 The Challenger is punished as well as the Challenged. 1854 R. W. Emerson Eloquence in Wks. (1906) III. 187 He is the challenger, and must answer all comers. Draft additions June 2017 Tennis. Used attributively (often with capital initial) to designate a second-tier men's professional tennis tournament, now one organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals, as Challenger series, Challenger tournament, etc. ΚΠ 1983 United Press Internat. Newswire (Nexis) 23 May The tournament was part of the Men's Pro Tennis Council challenger series. 1996 E. Berry Topspin 93 I won a challenger tournament quickly the first year I played. 2001 J. Lynch Creative Coaching vi. 120 Agassi voluntarily took part of the year and played the challenger circuit—akin to a baseball player going down to the minor leagues—to work on his game. 2013 J. Murray Andy Murray 41 He combined playing the top junior competitions with his first senior tournaments. Not on the ATP World Tour..but the..lower-tier..ATP Challenger Tour. Draft additions June 2017 Tennis. A Challenger match, tournament, or series. Cf. Additions. ΚΠ 1990 Times 16 Feb. (Sports section) 39 Two West Germans..will meet in the final of the $50,000..men's Challenger at Croydon today. 1996 E. Berry Topspin 138 It was only a $10,000 Challenger, but I reached the final of the first tournament. 2003 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 19 Jan. viii. 1/2 He started doing really well in the challengers, kind of when the main circuit ended. 2016 Nottingham Post (Nexis) 27 June 54 I won the Challenger here [sc. in Nottingham] back in 2013. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.a1382
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