challenger

chal·leng·er  (chln-jr)

n.

1. One that challenges: a challenger of established authority.

2. Sports One who competes against the holder of a title or championship, as in boxing.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

challenger - the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing" competitor, contender, rival, competition contestant - a person who participates in competitions champ, champion, title-holder - someone who has won first place in a competition comer - someone with a promising future finalist - a contestant who reaches the final stages of a competition foe, enemy - a personal enemy; "they had been political foes for years" favourite, front-runner, favorite - a competitor thought likely to win world-beater, king, queen - a competitor who holds a preeminent position runner-up, second best - the competitor who finishes second scratch - a competitor who has withdrawn from competition semifinalist - one of four competitors remaining in a tournament by elimination street fighter - a contestant who is very aggressive and willing to use underhand methods tier - any one of two or more competitors who tie one another tilter - someone who engages in a tilt or joust

Translations

challenger [ˈtʃælɪndʒəʳ] N → desafiador(a) m/f; (= competitor) → aspirante mf; (= opponent) → contrincante mf

challenger [ˈtʃælɪndʒə^r] n → challenger m

challenger

n (to duel, match etc) → Herausforderer m, → Herausforderin f; a challenger of traditional beliefs → einer, der überkommene Glaubenssätze infrage or in Frage stellt

challenger [ˈtʃælɪndʒəʳ] n (Sport) → sfidante m/f