Meaning of CONTENDER
Pronunciation: | | kunt'endur
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WordNet Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | [n] the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing" |
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| Synonyms: | | challenger, competition, competitor, rival |
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| 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 | |
Products Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | Contender Contender more details ... |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Con*tend"er\, n.
One who contends; a contestant.
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| 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 |
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