: 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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Asset-light new entrants like On The Beach, offering the protections of traditional package holiday providers while not owning any hotels or aircraft, have become big players.
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Ian King, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
The hometown favorites played well, eliminating all the Australian entrants in the opening rounds.
—Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
For the Myers’s mai tai competition, Woodman was among several hundred entrants who submitted drink recipes and stories in the first round of competition.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
Davis continued to field Busch Series entrants sporadically throughout his career, with full-time teams later in his career.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2025
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Ian King, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
The hometown favorites played well, eliminating all the Australian entrants in the opening rounds.
—Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
For the Myers’s mai tai competition, Woodman was among several hundred entrants who submitted drink recipes and stories in the first round of competition.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
Davis continued to field Busch Series entrants sporadically throughout his career, with full-time teams later in his career.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Entrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entrant. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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entrant
noun
en·trant
ˈen-trənt 
: one that enters
especially
: one that enters a contest
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