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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 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
  • The Manor House also comes with a fully accessible ramp and a push-button door activator on entry.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
  • For households that want to experience MiniLED without stretching to a premium-tier budget, the Hisense M7SR is designed as an accessible entry point.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of entry
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  • Those advantages can deliver real business value and can be extremely difficult for competitors to overcome.
    — George Couris, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The ability to evaluate a deal faster and more precisely than your competitors—without cutting corners—creates a compounding advantage.
    — Alec Litowitz, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of competitor
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • The former four-star recruit moved to left tackle last year and had an All-SEC season, graded as one of the best linemen in the country.
    — PJ Green September 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The recruit allegedly took photos and videos of several locations and was likely paid around $1,500.
    — Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of recruit

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“Entrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrant. Accessed 18 Sep. 2026.

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