: 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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Many of the current top 10 will scale up further, while entirely new entrants will leapfrog into top positions.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
New entrants will join historic Kaufman Astoria Studios in Queens and Silvercup Studios – with its expansion Silvercup Studios East — in Long Island City, and Broadway Stages in Brooklyn.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
What To Know In a notice issued on Friday, the State Department stated that a small number of entrants from Cuba may have been incorrectly notified that they were selected for a Diversity Visa.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Uber, Bolt, and other entrants in the space will also have to be cautious on their pricing strategies to avoid regulatory action as was witnessed in their previous tussles over taxi-hailing services with government agencies such as Kenya’s National Transport and Safety Authority.
—Martin K.n Siele, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
New entrants will join historic Kaufman Astoria Studios in Queens and Silvercup Studios – with its expansion Silvercup Studios East — in Long Island City, and Broadway Stages in Brooklyn.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
What To Know In a notice issued on Friday, the State Department stated that a small number of entrants from Cuba may have been incorrectly notified that they were selected for a Diversity Visa.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Uber, Bolt, and other entrants in the space will also have to be cautious on their pricing strategies to avoid regulatory action as was witnessed in their previous tussles over taxi-hailing services with government agencies such as Kenya’s National Transport and Safety Authority.
—Martin K.n Siele, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Entrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entrant. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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entrant
noun
en·trant
ˈen-trənt 
: one that enters
especially
: one that enters a contest
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