CONTENDER: Dictionary Entry and Meaning

Pronunciation:			kunt'endur
Matching Terms:			Contendent
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing"
	Synonyms:		challenger, competition, competitor, rival
	See Also:		champ, champion, comer, contestant, enemy, favorite, favourite, finalist, foe, front-runner, king, queen, runner-up, second best, semifinalist, street fighter, tier, tilter, title-holder, world-beater
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
	Definition:		\Con*tend"er\, n. One who contends; a contestant.
Thesaurus Terms
	Related Terms:		battler, belligerent, belted knight, bickerer, blade, bravo, brawler, bully, bullyboy, combatant, competitor, contestant, corrival, disputant, duelist, emulator, enforcer, entrant, fencer, feuder, fighter, fighting cock, foilsman, gamecock, gladiator, goon, gorilla, hatchet man, hood, hoodlum, hooligan, jouster, knight, militant, player, plug-ugly, quarreler, rioter, rival, rough, rowdy, ruffian, sabreur, scrapper, scuffler, squabbler, strong arm, strong-arm man, strong-armer, struggler, swashbuckler, sword, swordplayer, swordsman, the field, thug, tilter, tough, tussler, vier, wrangler