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Contender

Contender Meaning & Definition
Contender Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Contender?

[n] the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Contender: challenger | competition | competitor | rival

Related Terms | Find terms related to Contender: 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

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

Contender In Webster's Dictionary

\Con*tend"er\, n. One who contends; a contestant.

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