challenger

noun

/ˈtʃælɪndʒə(r)/

/ˈtʃælɪndʒər/

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a person who competes with somebody else in sport or in politics for an important position that the other person already holds
- challenger for something the official challenger for the world championship title
- challenger to somebody a challenger to the prime minister
Extra Examples
- He took on various challengers, but refused to fight Jackson.
- Her nearest challenger is the vice-president.
- The Senator faces a challenger with conservative views.
- the main challengers for the European title
- He has been tipped as a potential challenger to the prime minister.
- a challenger to their competitors' dominance of the market
Topics Sports: other sportsc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- closest
- formidable
- main
- …
verb + challenger
- face
- take on
- beat
- …
preposition
- challenger for
- challenger to
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Challenger

/ˈtʃælɪndʒə(r)/

/ˈtʃælɪndʒər/

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the name of the US space shuttle (= spacecraft that can be used again) which exploded in the air on 28 January 1986 and killed all seven astronauts in it. This disaster was seen on television by millions of people and resulted in flights with astronauts being stopped for two years. There were other Challenger spacecraft.

单词	challenger
释义	challenger noun /ˈtʃælɪndʒə(r)/ /ˈtʃælɪndʒər/ jump to other results a person who competes with somebody else in sport or in politics for an important position that the other person already holds challenger for something the official challenger for the world championship title challenger to somebody a challenger to the prime minister Extra Examples He took on various challengers, but refused to fight Jackson. Her nearest challenger is the vice-president. The Senator faces a challenger with conservative views. the main challengers for the European title He has been tipped as a potential challenger to the prime minister. a challenger to their competitors' dominance of the market Topics Sports: other sportsc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective closest formidable main … verb + challenger face take on beat … preposition challenger for challenger to See full entry Challenger /ˈtʃælɪndʒə(r)/ /ˈtʃælɪndʒər/ jump to other results the name of the US space shuttle (= spacecraft that can be used again) which exploded in the air on 28 January 1986 and killed all seven astronauts in it. This disaster was seen on television by millions of people and resulted in flights with astronauts being stopped for two years. There were other Challenger spacecraft.
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