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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 Note the eight-minute first-batch time Serious Eats clocked on the Magic Chef and hold new entrants to it. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026 Leisure activities also became a much bigger part of elites’ public self-presentation in this period—the percentage of entrants reporting on their recreations grew from about 40 percent of those who turned 20 in 1900 to 80 percent in 1950. — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 8 Sep. 2026 Williams is a new entrant to the top handful of MVP contenders. — Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 Google and Meta have their own agendas, and the burgeoning open-source community has a bustling new entrant in Nvidia. — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for entrant
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  1. entry
  2. competitor
  3. contestant
  4. candidate
  5. recruit
Noun
  • The first pre-production ES-36 aircraft is currently under construction at Heart’s pilot manufacturing plant in Los Angeles, with first flight expected in the second half of 2028 and entry into service in 2031.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The next day, journalists for the three outlets arrived at work to find their entry badges disabled.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of entry
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  • But newspaper people ought to stand in solidarity with our broadcast brethren/competitors in this incredibly small-minded and grudging clash between the White House and the Washington press corps.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
  • As figures like Goldberg publicly champion micro-practices, expect competitors to release bite-sized modules designed to fit between meetings or before opening a stressful email.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of competitor
Noun
  • Below, find the full list of contestants for The Traitors season five.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Will any contestants get sucked into a chocolate pipe, Augustus Gloop-style?
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of contestant
Noun
  • French President Emanuel Macron delivered a briefing to the candidates running to succeed him so disturbing that even the far-right National Rally’s leaders emerged denouncing Russian hybrid attacks.
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Figures such as Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul el Sayed have given Republicans an opportunity to cast Democrats as socially out of touch and misaligned with the typical voter’s values.
    — Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of candidate
Noun
  • Competitive compensation helps Broward recruit and retain the talented teachers and education professionals our children deserve.
    — Roberto Fernandez III, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The best was Purdue recruit Jackie Ryder, who led New Trier to a 45-13 win over the Huskies in Week 1.
    — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of recruit

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“Entrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrant. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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