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contender
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con·tend·er

noun \-ˈten-dər\

Definition of CONTENDER

: one that contends; especially : a competitor for a championship or high honor <a heavyweight title contender>
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Examples of CONTENDER

  1. There are several contestants, but only two real contenders.
  2. This latest defeat means that she's no longer a contender for the world title.

First Known Use of CONTENDER

1547

Related to CONTENDER

Synonyms
applicant, applier, aspirant, campaigner, candidate, expectant, hopeful, prospect, seeker
Antonyms
noncandidate

Other General Sports Terms

kegler, mulligan, rappel, turkey

Rhymes with CONTENDER

amender, ascender, attender, auslander, bartender, commender, defender, descender, emender, engender, expender, extender, fork-tender, goaltender, hellbender, intender, offender, pretender, surrender, suspender, tailender, transgender, weekender

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