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TOEFL BNC: 7968 COCA: 6684

contender

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
contender /kənˈtɛndɚ/ noun
plural contenders
contender
/kənˈtɛndɚ/
noun
plural contenders
Learner's definition of CONTENDER
[count]
: a person who tries to win something in a contest
especially : a person who has a good chance of winning竞争者;角逐者;(尤指)冠军争夺者
TOEFL BNC: 7968 COCA: 6684

contender

noun

con·​tend·​er kən-ˈten-dər How to pronounce contender (audio)
: one that contends
especially : a competitor for a championship or high honor
a heavyweight title contender
the leading presidential contenders

Example Sentences

There are several contestants, but only two real contenders. This latest defeat means that she's no longer a contender for the world title.
Recent Examples on the Web Perhaps a more likely contender for PS Plus this month is the open-world furry-fighting game Biomutant which releases on PS5 and Xbox Series X on September 6th, the same day PS Plus games go out. Erik Kain, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 The former Biden VP contender would be the first Black woman to represent Florida in the Senate. Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2022 One potential contender for the potential open House seat is Pelosi’s daughter, Christine. Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 15 Aug. 2022 Toledo Central Catholic, paced by Chris Edmonds’ 142 yards and two TDs, continued to establish itself as a Division II state-title contender. Matt Goul, cleveland, 29 Aug. 2022 His mission, along with Ed Carpenter and ECR moving into this next deal, will be about trying to achieve those results on a more consistent basis that would allow the driver of the No. 21 become a fringe title contender. Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Aug. 2022 But as demonstrated by Big E and Kingston, keeping a tag team together and pushing one of those stars as a world champion or title contender can be done successfully. Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 4 July 2022 Allgaier is a regular title contender in the Xfinity Series and has finished ninth, 30th and 12th at Road America since his victory. Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel, 27 June 2022 With Truex returning, JGR keeps a perpetual title contender. al, 25 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

contend + -er entry 2

First Known Use

1547, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of contender was in 1547
TOEFL BNC: 7968 COCA: 6684
contender

noun

ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEserious, strong須認真對待的/強有力的競爭者leading, main, major, number-one, obvious, top主要的競爭對手;最強的競爭對手;顯而易見的競爭者Senator Clinton was considered a leading contender for the Democratic presidential nomination.克林頓參議員被認為是民主黨總統候選人提名的主要競爭者。genuine, legitimate, likely, possible, real, worthy真正的競爭者;合法的競爭者;很可能構成競爭的對手;可能的競爭對手;真正的競爭者;有實力的競爭者presidential總統職位角逐者Democratic, Republican民主黨/共和黨競爭者championship, medal, title冠軍爭奪者;獎牌爭奪者He's gone from being a serious title contender to being totally written off.他從一個不可小覷的冠軍爭奪者變成了一個徹頭徹尾的敗將。play-off (in American football美式橄欖球) 季後賽競爭者PREPOSITIONcontender for⋯的爭奪者a strong contender for the gold medal強有力的金牌爭奪者

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