Definition of entrant
: one that enters; especially : one that enters a contest
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Examples of entrant in a Sentence
Each entrant had to agree to the contest rules.
new entrants into a highly competitive field
Recent Examples of entrant from the Web
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Some entrants go on to participate in the main fest, which is a day of ample sampling of unique flavors.
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Australia’s government is considering changing the rules on default investments for new entrants into the superannuation system.
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That number of entrants — two — is all the Lions sent to the state tournament over the weekend.
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A Pac-12 Conference team has not won an NCAA championship since 2011, but the conference has three entrants in this year's WCWS.
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Neuqua also has eight individual qualifiers among the 15 local entrants at the two-day state meet this weekend at O'Brien Field on the campus of Eastern Illinois.
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One of the key factors in determining the SEC’s entrants is a program’s recent on-court performance, which is certainly understandable.
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In February, 31 entrants were selected as finalists.
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This year’s contest has already drawn over 2,000 entrants from around the country with only one thing in common: an obscene love of technology.
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: a person who enters something (such as a competition)
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