contender
Pronunciation
  • (America) IPA: /kənˈtɛn.dɚ/
Noun

contender (plural contenders)

  1. Someone who competes with one or more other people.
  2. Someone who has a viable chance of winning a competition.
    • 2016, David Hytner, Mesut Özil has Arsenal daring to dream of Premier League glory (in The Guardian, 1 January 2016)
      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.
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