contender
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con·tend
(kən-tĕnd′)v. con·tend·ed, con·tend·ing, con·tends
v.intr.
1. To strive in opposition or against difficulties; struggle: armies contending for control of territory; had to contend with long lines at the airport.
2. To strive in competition, as in a race; vie: two runners contending for the lead.
3. To strive in controversy or debate; dispute.
v.tr.
To assert or maintain: The defense contended that the evidence was inadmissible.
[Middle English contenden, from Latin contendere : com-, com- + tendere, to stretch, strive; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]
con·tend′er n.
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| Noun | 1. |  contender - the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing"contestant - a person who participates in competitions comer - someone with a promising future finalist - a contestant who reaches the final stages of a competition world-beater, king - a competitor who holds a preeminent position runner-up, second best - the competitor who finishes second scratch - a competitor who has withdrawn from competition semifinalist - one of four competitors remaining in a tournament by elimination street fighter - a contestant who is very aggressive and willing to use underhand methods tier - any one of two or more competitors who tie one another tilter - someone who engages in a tilt or joust |
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contender
noun competitor, rival, candidate, applicant, hopeful, contestant, aspirant Her trainer said yesterday that she would be a strong contender for a place in the British team.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
contender
nounOne that competes:
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Translations
مُنافِس، مُتَبارِ،مُشْتَرِك في مُباراه
soutěžícíuchazeč
konkurrencedeltagerudfordrer
keppandi
müsabıkyarışmacı
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
contender
[kənˈtɛndər] n (in competition, contest) → concurrent(e) m/fto be a contender for sth [player, athlete, team] → être un(e) prétendant(e) à qch; (for position, job) → être un(e) candidat(e) à qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
contender
n → Kandidat(in) m(f), → Anwärter(in) m(f) (→ for auf +acc); (for job also) → Bewerber(in) m(f) → (for um); (Sport) → Wettkämpfer(in) m(f) → (for um)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
contend
(kənˈtend) verb1. (usually with with) to struggle against.
2. (with that) to say or maintain (that).
conˈtender noun a person who has entered a competition (for a title etc).
conˈtention noun1. an opinion put forward.
2. argument; disagreement.
conˈtentious (-ʃəs) adjective quarrelsome.
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