: one that enters
especially
: one that enters a contest
Examples of entrant in a Sentence
Each entrant had to agree to the contest rules.
new entrants into a highly competitive field
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Five entrants in Las Vegas’ biggest NFL picks contest are grateful for a gift from the Dallas Cowboys on Christmas Day in the form of their 30-23 road victory over the Washington Commanders.
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Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Dec. 2025
The Department of Aviation will choose an entrant at random to win a $500 gift card.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
The piece validated youth sports as a legitimate, investable asset class, signaled that major sports owners were now committed to the sector, and inspired a wave of new entrants (family offices, PE and institutional capital).
—Chris Russo, Sportico.com, 19 Dec. 2025
This suggests that labor market entrants and those bouncing from job to job are having a tough time landing more sustainable roles.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
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Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Dec. 2025
The Department of Aviation will choose an entrant at random to win a $500 gift card.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
The piece validated youth sports as a legitimate, investable asset class, signaled that major sports owners were now committed to the sector, and inspired a wave of new entrants (family offices, PE and institutional capital).
—Chris Russo, Sportico.com, 19 Dec. 2025
This suggests that labor market entrants and those bouncing from job to job are having a tough time landing more sustainable roles.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
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“Entrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entrant. Accessed 30 Dec. 2025.
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entrant
noun
en·trant
ˈen-trənt 
: one that enters
especially
: one that enters a contest
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