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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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During the Sept. 3rd game against Hillsboro, if the fourth Boise Hawks batter in the bottom of the 6th inning hits a grand slam home run, one contestant will be awarded a $250,000 voucher to be used towards the purchase of a Boise-area home.
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This year's event will pair contestants over age 55 with seniors in high school.
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Contestants of the human variety must be no older than 16 and each has one chance to get their frog to jump the farthest inside a roped area.
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Each Miss Farm Bureau contestant answers a random question.
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Starring contestants from Season 9 of RuPaul’s Drag Race on VH-1.
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TV cameramen, fellow hat contestants and selfie-takers all jockeyed to capture Stutz’s towering tour de force, while others simply pointed and marveled.
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Friday Rollin' on the River: Battle of the Bands contestants will perform at Naperville Park District's Rollin' on the River concert series at 7 p.m. Friday at the Riverwalk Free Speech Pavilion, at Jackson Avenue and Webster Street.
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In the video, Emin—who looks like a horny Russian Bachelorette contestant—is sitting in some board meeting when begins to fantasize about his gaudy mansion.
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First Known Use of contestant
1665
contestant Synonyms
Synonyms
challenger, competition, contender, competitor, corrival, rivalAntonyms
noncompetitorRelated Words
archrival; finalist, semifinalist; also-ran, entrant, entry, player; adversary, antagonist, opponentCONTESTANT Defined for English Language Learners
CONTESTANT Defined for Kids
Law Dictionary
contestant
noun
con·tes·tant
legal Definition of contestant
:one that initiates or participates in a contest
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