contender

Noun
Synonyms: rivalchallengercompetitorcompetition

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. the contestant you hope to defeat“he had respect for his rivals”“he wanted to know what the competition was doing”Synonyms: rivalchallengercompetitorcompetition
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Contender \Con*tend"er\, n. One who contends; a contestant. [1913 Webster]
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