contestant

con·tes·tant  (kn-tstnt, kntstnt)

n.

1. One taking part in a contest; a competitor.

2. One that contests or disputes something, such as an election or a will.

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contestant

Noun

a person who takes part in a contest

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	contestant - a person who participates in competitions individual, 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 sports defaulter - a contestant who forfeits a match entrant - one who enters a competition long shot - a contestant that is unlikely to win also-ran, loser - a contestant who loses the contest opponent, opposite, opposition - a contestant that you are matched against outsider - a contestant (human or animal) not considered to have a good chance to win player, participant - a person who participates in or is skilled at some game pothunter - someone who participates in contests in order to collect trophies qualifier - 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 beginning winner, victor - the contestant who wins the contest withdrawer - a contestant who withdraws from competition
	2.	contestant - a person who dissents from some established policy dissenter, dissident, objector, protester individual, 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 conscience recusant, nonconformist - someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct political dissident - a dissenter from political orthodoxy NIMBY - 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

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contestant

noun competitor, candidate, participant, contender, entrant, player, aspirant

Translations

contestant [kənˈtɛstənt] n → concursante m/f;

(in fight) → contendiente m/f

contestant [kənˈtɛstənt] contest n → concurrent(e);

(in fight) → adversaire m/f

contestant [kənˈtɛstənt] contest n (in quiz) → Kandidat(in) m(f);

(in competition) → Teilnehmer(in) m(f);

(in fight) → Kämpfer(in) m(f)

contestant [kənˈtɛstənt] n → concorrente m/f;

(in fight) → avversario/a