: 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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No other Republican candidate filed a campaign finance report but one possible entrant — U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga, of Holland Township, who has been publicly scouting a potential run — did, at least for his current congressional seat.
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Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 16 July 2025
New entrants like ProCap, which just raised more than $750 million and plans to hold up to $1 billion in bitcoin, are rushing to go public through SPACs, adding fuel to what some are already calling a bitcoin treasury bubble.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 15 July 2025
The establishment of the health-care marketplaces in the Affordable Care Act allowed new entrants, Dafny says, but many of them did not survive.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 15 July 2025
Workflow Automation Platforms: The newest entrants, including companies like Coverflow and 1Fort, are taking a comprehensive approach—focusing specifically on end-to-end broker productivity rather than trying to solve every insurance problem at once.
—Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
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Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 16 July 2025
New entrants like ProCap, which just raised more than $750 million and plans to hold up to $1 billion in bitcoin, are rushing to go public through SPACs, adding fuel to what some are already calling a bitcoin treasury bubble.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 15 July 2025
The establishment of the health-care marketplaces in the Affordable Care Act allowed new entrants, Dafny says, but many of them did not survive.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 15 July 2025
Workflow Automation Platforms: The newest entrants, including companies like Coverflow and 1Fort, are taking a comprehensive approach—focusing specifically on end-to-end broker productivity rather than trying to solve every insurance problem at once.
—Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
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“Entrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entrant. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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entrant
noun
en·trant
ˈen-trənt 
: one that enters
especially
: one that enters a contest
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