: 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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This unique audience gives Trump Media a critical distribution and marketing advantage that most new entrants could never replicate.
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Joel Shulman, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Nikki Bella made a surprise comeback to WWE earlier this year as an entrant in the Royal Rumble match.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
For newer entrants with smaller capital reserves and less political influence, such delays could prove existential.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 19 Apr. 2025
There are certain rules, such as entrants must be 18 years or older and citizens of the United States.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2025
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Joel Shulman, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Nikki Bella made a surprise comeback to WWE earlier this year as an entrant in the Royal Rumble match.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
For newer entrants with smaller capital reserves and less political influence, such delays could prove existential.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 19 Apr. 2025
There are certain rules, such as entrants must be 18 years or older and citizens of the United States.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for entrant
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“Entrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entrant. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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entrant
noun
en·trant
ˈen-trənt 
: one that enters
especially
: one that enters a contest
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