contestant

con·tes·tant

C0599700 (kən-tĕs′tənt, kŏn′tĕs′tənt)n.1. One taking part in a contest; a competitor.2. One that contests or disputes something, such as an election or a will.

contestant

(kənˈtɛstənt) na person who takes part in a contest; competitor

con•test•ant

(kənˈtɛs tənt)

n. 1. a person who takes part in a contest or competition. 2. a person who contests the results of an election. 3. the party who, in proceedings in the probate court, contests the validity of a will. [1655–65; < French]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	contestant - a person who participates in competitionsindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"agonist - someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon)athlete, jock - a person trained to compete in sportsdefaulter - a contestant who forfeits a matchentrant - one who enters a competitionlong shot - a contestant that is unlikely to winalso-ran, loser - a contestant who loses the contestopponent, opposite, opposition - a contestant that you are matched againstoutsider - a contestant (human or animal) not considered to have a good chance to winplayer, participant - a person who participates in or is skilled at some gamepothunter - someone who participates in contests in order to collect trophiesqualifier - a contestant who meets certain requirements and so qualifies to take part in the next stage of competition; "the tournament was won by a late qualifier"challenger, competitor, contender, rival, competition - the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing"starter - a contestant in a team sport who is in the game at the beginningwinner, victor - the contestant who wins the contestwithdrawer - a contestant who withdraws from competition
	2.	contestant - a person who dissents from some established policydissenter, dissident, objector, protesterindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"conscientious objector, CO - one who refuses to serve in the armed forces on grounds of consciencerecusant, nonconformist - someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conductpolitical dissident - a dissenter from political orthodoxyNIMBY - someone who objects to siting something in their own neighborhood but does not object to it being sited elsewhere; an acronym for not in my backyard

contestant

noun competitor, candidate, participant, contender, entrant, player, aspirant She was a former contestant in the Miss World beauty pageant.

contestant

nounOne that competes:competition, competitor, contender, corrival, opponent, rival.

Translations

参加比赛者竞争者

contest

(ˈkontest) noun a struggle, competition etc to gain an advantage or victory. a sporting contest. 競賽 竞赛conˈtestant noun a person who takes part in a contest. He is the youngest contestant in the swimming competition. 參加比賽者 参加比赛者

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