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contender

noun con·tend·er \-ˈten-dər\

: a person who tries to win something in a contest; especially : a person who has a good chance of winning

Full Definition of CONTENDER

:  one that contends; especially :  a competitor for a championship or high honor <a heavyweight title contender>
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First Known Use of CONTENDER

1547

Related to CONTENDER

Synonyms
applicant, applier, aspirant, campaigner, candidate, expectant, hopeful, prospect, seeker
Antonyms
noncandidate

Other General Sports Terms

kegler, mulligan, rappel, turkey

Rhymes with CONTENDER

amender, ascender, attender, auslander, bartender, commender, defender, descender, emender, engender, expender, extender, fork-tender, goaltender, hellbender, intender, offender, pretender, surrender, suspender, tailender, transgender, weekender
CONTENDER Defined for Kids

contender

noun con·tend·er \kən-ˈten-dər\

Definition of CONTENDER for Kids

:  a person who is in competition with others

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2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. contender
  2. noncontender
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