contender

con·tend  (kn-tnd)

v. con·tend·ed, con·tend·ing, con·tends

v.intr.

1. To strive in opposition or against difficulties; struggle: armies contending for control of strategic territory; had to contend with long lines at the airport.

2. To compete, as in a race; vie.

3. To strive in controversy or debate; dispute. See Synonyms at discuss.

v.tr.

To maintain or assert: The defense contended that the evidence was inadmissible.

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[Middle English contenden, from Latin contendere : com-, com- + tendere, to stretch, strive; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]

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con·tender n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

contender - the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing" challenger, competitor, 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holds a preeminent position runner-up, second best - the competitor who finishes second scratch - a competitor who has withdrawn from competition semifinalist - one of four competitors remaining in a tournament by elimination street fighter - a contestant who is very aggressive and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

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contender

noun competitor, rival, candidate, applicant, hopeful, contestant, aspirant Her trainer said yesterday that she would be a strong contender for a place in the British team.

Translations

contender [kənˈtendəʳ] N (= rival) → competidor(a) m/f (Sport etc) → contendiente mf

contender [kənˈtɛndə^r] n (in competition, contest) → concurrent(e) m/f
to be a contender for sth [player, athlete, team] → être un(e) prétendant(e) à qch; (for position, job) → être un(e) candidat(e) à qch

contender

n → Kandidat(in) m(f), → Anwärter(in) m(f) (→ for auf +acc); (for job also) → Bewerber(in) m(f) → (for um); (Sport) → Wettkämpfer(in) m(f) → (for um)

contender [kənˈtɛndəʳ] n → contendente m/f, concorrente m/f