contestant
noun
con·tes·tant
kən-ˈte-stənt 
also ˈkän-ˌte-
Examples of contestant in a Sentence
The contestant who catches the most fish wins.
The winning contestants will receive a cash prize.
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The contestants that remain are McCullough, Richardson, Brooks Rosser, Chris Tungseth, Hannah Harper, Braden Rumfelt and Daniel Stallworth.
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Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
The bigger race for humanoid robots The Beijing half-marathon event—which featured 300 robotic contestants fielded by about 100 primarily Chinese teams—coincides with the billions of dollars invested by Chinese and US tech industries to develop humanoid robots.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 20 Apr. 2026
That was the case at the American Dream mall in East Rutherford, New Jersey, where 384 contestants squared off this month in a three-day rock, paper, scissors competition for their shot at the big check, sponsored by the New Jersey Lottery.
—Brian Cheung, NBC news, 20 Apr. 2026
Failure to comply with the contest rules may result in a contestant's disqualification.
—Cbs La Staff, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
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Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
The bigger race for humanoid robots The Beijing half-marathon event—which featured 300 robotic contestants fielded by about 100 primarily Chinese teams—coincides with the billions of dollars invested by Chinese and US tech industries to develop humanoid robots.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 20 Apr. 2026
That was the case at the American Dream mall in East Rutherford, New Jersey, where 384 contestants squared off this month in a three-day rock, paper, scissors competition for their shot at the big check, sponsored by the New Jersey Lottery.
—Brian Cheung, NBC news, 20 Apr. 2026
Failure to comply with the contest rules may result in a contestant's disqualification.
—Cbs La Staff, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Contestant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contestant. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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