a person who enters a competition or contest; competitor
Word origin
C17: from French, literally: entering, from entrer to enter
intrant in American English
(ˈintrənt)
noun
archaic
a person who enters (a college, association, etc.); entrant
Word origin
[1550–60; ‹ L intrant- (s. of intrāns), prp. of intrāre to enter]This word is first recorded in the period 1550–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: residual, rhythm, scanner, section, vertical