entrant

noun

en·​trant ˈen-trənt 

: 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

Recent Examples on the Web

Lining up Saturday morning, entrants will compete either the 5K, 10K, half or full marathon races. — Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026

First Proof’s rules require any entrants to be openly available, so OpenAI’s blockbuster new model was excluded. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026

None of the entrants even finished that race, but, a year later, five vehicles completed a follow-up. — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

The same is true of Jo Malone London, the other recent entrant to the $1 billion club, that the company acquired in 1999. — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1560, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

entrant

noun

en·​trant ˈen-trənt 

: one that enters

especially : one that enters a contest