Meanings
nounentrant (plural entrants)
plural entrants
- A participant who enters something, such as a contest.
Any attempt by an entrant to influence the result or subvert the contest will lead to immediate disqualification.
Synonyms: contestant
- A newcomer.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA participant who enters something, such as a contest.
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nounany new participant in some activity
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Frenchentrant
- Englishentrant
From French entrant, present participle of entrer.
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Arabic مُشَارِك, دَاخِل
- مُشَارِك (mušārik)participant
- دَاخِل (dāḵil)newcomer
- وَافِد (wāfid)newcomer
Chinese Mandarin 參賽者 /参赛者, 新來者 /新来者
- 參賽者 /参赛者 (cānsàizhě)participant
- 新來者 /新来者 (xīnlái zhě)newcomer
Finnish osanottaja, osallistuja
- osanottajaparticipant
- osallistujaparticipant
- tulokasnewcomer
German Teilnehmer
- Teilnehmerparticipant
Māori kaikuhu
- kaikuhuparticipant
Russian уча́стник
- уча́стник (učástnik)participant
Spanish entrante
- entrantenewcomer
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APA
entrant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/entrant
MLA
“entrant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/entrant. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “entrant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/entrant.
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