contestant

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UK, US/kənˈtɛstənt/UK, US[kənˈtʰɛstənt]British, Southern, Standard/kənˈtɛst(ə)nt/

noun

A participant in a contest; specifically, a person who plays a game, as on a TV game show.

Similar
competitordissenterdissidentprotesterobjector
OriginFrench contestant →
Less commonScrabble 12
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Meanings

nouncontestant (plural contestants)

plural contestants

  1. A participant in a contest; specifically, a person who plays a game, as on a TV game show.

    Synonyms: competitor

  2. One who brings a legal challenge (such as a will, verdict, or decision).

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA participant in a contest; specifically, a person who plays a game, as on a TV game show.

Similar
competitor

More synonyms by meaning

nouna person who dissents from some established policy

Similar
dissenterdissidentprotesterobjector
Broader
actordoerworker
Also see
competitordissenterdissidententrantobjectorprotester

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchcontestant
  2. Englishcontestant

From French contestant, present participle of contester.

More words from French

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Translations

Ancient Greek ἀγωνιστής
  • ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs)participant in a contest
Bulgarian състезател, състезателка
  • състезател (săstezatel)participant in a contest
  • състезателка (săstezatelka)participant in a contest
  • съперник (săpernik)participant in a contest
  • съперница (săpernica)participant in a contest
  • съперничка (săpernička)participant in a contest
Catalan concursant, participant
  • concursantparticipant in a contest
  • participantparticipant in a contest
Chinese Mandarin 參賽者 /参赛者, 選手 /选手
  • 參賽者 /参赛者 (cānsàizhě)participant in a contest
  • 選手 /选手 (xuǎnshǒu)participant in a contest
Danish konkurrent
  • konkurrentparticipant in a contest
Dutch deelnemer
  • deelnemerparticipant in a contest
Finnish kilpailija, ottelija
  • kilpailijaparticipant in a contest
  • ottelijaparticipant in a contest
  • vastustajaparticipant in a contest
French participant, candidat
  • participantparticipant in a contest
  • candidatparticipant in a contest
Greek αγωνιζόμενος, αντίπαλος
  • αγωνιζόμενος (agonizómenos)participant in a contest
  • αντίπαλος (antípalos)participant in a contest
Hindi प्रतियोगी
  • प्रतियोगी (pratiyogī)participant in a contest
Hungarian versenyző
  • versenyzőparticipant in a contest
Māori tauwhawhai
  • tauwhawhaiparticipant in a contest
Polish zawodnik, zawodniczka
  • zawodnikparticipant in a contest
  • zawodniczkaparticipant in a contest
Russian сопе́рник, сопе́рница
  • сопе́рник (sopérnik)participant in a contest
  • сопе́рница (sopérnica)participant in a contest
Scottish Gaelic co-fharpaiseach
  • co-fharpaiseachparticipant in a contest
Spanish concursante
  • concursanteparticipant in a contest
Swedish tävlande
  • tävlandeparticipant in a contest
Turkish yarışmacı
  • yarışmacıparticipant in a contest
Urdu اُمیدوار
  • اُمیدوار (umīdvār)participant in a contest
Welsh cystadleuwr, ymrysonwr
  • cystadleuwrparticipant in a contest
  • ymrysonwrparticipant in a contest
Cite this entry
APA

contestant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contestant

MLA

“contestant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contestant. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “contestant,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contestant.

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