entrant

noun

Definition of entrantnext
as in entry
a person who enters something (such as a competition) Each entrant had to agree to the contest rules. There were thousands of new entrants into the competition.

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Recent Examples of entrant At the Grand Slams, which have 128 entrants in the men’s and women’s singles fields, wild cards usually take up six percent of the entries. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026 While rising college-going rates helped university entrants grow to 640,000 over that period, the government projects that number will fall to about 510,000 by 2040 as demographic decline accelerates. — Anna Esaki-Smith, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 But Tencent is facing a slew of competition in the AI space, from established titans like Alibaba to newer entrants like DeepSeek and Moonshot AI, the developer of the Kimi models. — Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026 The sluggish job market has shut out new entrants and left people like Ruiz feeling stuck. — Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for entrant
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  1. entry
  2. competitor
  3. contestant
  4. candidate
  5. recruit
Noun
  • These routing announcements are declarations made as entries on a global routing table used by all ASes and the hosting providers serving them.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Entry denials have risen sharply over the past year and for reasons that did not constitute grounds for denial previously, including suspicions of anti-Israel views, say Israeli lawyers who represent travelers who were denied entry.
    — Daniel Estrin, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of entry
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  • The only difference is that, after this race, some of the competitors collapsed to the floor with sparks flying from their insides while safety officials charged over to attend to them with fire extinguishers.
    — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The remaining 30% of the settlement value is contingent on Meta’s competitors, YouTube and TikTok, agreeing to similar design changes and payments.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of competitor
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  • Chuangsri won out of a field of 108 contestants in the pageant, which last year was held in India’s southern Hyderabad city.
    — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The contestants will have to design a wedding dress that showcases their style, and the winning design will be produced and sold by David’s Bridal.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of contestant
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  • If the week 1 drubbing at LSU was a harbinger of doom for Dabo Swinney at Clemson, what does his stock as a coaching candidate look like?
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The Republican National Committee announced on Saturday the full list of keynote speakers who will stump for Republican candidates at the midterm elections convention next week.
    — Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of candidate
Noun
  • Ellis is one of several top recruits to leave Texas ahead of the 2026 season.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The two girls were falsely listed as recruits for the university’s crew team, even though neither ever participated in the sport.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of recruit

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“Entrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrant. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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