contender
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contender
- /kənˈtɛn.dɚ/ US
Rhymes with -ɛndə(ɹ)
noun contenders
- Someone who competes with one or more other people.
- Someone who has a viable chance of winning a competition. In April 2014, towards the end of Özil’s first season at Arsenal – which had been marked by highs and lows – Wenger predicted the German would be a contender for the player of the year awards in 2014‑15.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: challenger, competition, competitor, rival, champion, contestant, opponent, aspirant, pretender, frontrunner, front-runner, applicant, interesting, favourite, favorite, nominee
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noun someone who competes
| Español | contendiente, contendedor |
|---|---|
| Português | competidor |
| Français | concurrent, rival |
| Deutsch | Gegner, Konkurrent, Rivale, Mitbewerber |
| Italiano | contendente, rivale, concorrente, competitore |
| Ελληνικά | αγωνιζόμενος agonizómenos, αντίπαλος antípalos |
| Русский | сопе́рник sopérnik, сопе́рница sopérnica, претенде́нт pretendént, претенде́нтка pretendéntka |
| العربية | مُنَافِس munāfis |
Talk about this word "contender." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/contender. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. contender. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/contender "contender." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/contender.Cite this
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title = {contender},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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