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contestant

[kuhn-tes-tuhnt]

noun

  1. a person who takes part in a contest or competition.

  2. a person who contests the results of an election.

  3. Law.,  the party who, in proceedings in the probate court, contests the validity of a will.



contestant

/ kənˈtɛstənt /

noun

  1. a person who takes part in a contest; competitor

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • uncontestant noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of contestant1

From French, dating back to 1655–65; contest, -ant
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Example Sentences

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Elsewhere, it was a truly cinematic evening as the Strictly contestants embodied their characters for movie week.

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So do actors and performers like those on this show make better liars than previous contestants?

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After winning Miss America in 1989—three years after the competition stopped releasing contestants’ measurements—she used the scholarship money to pay for her Stanford education.

The contestants were challenged to pull a giant Trojan horse up a hill and through a series of gates that each required a special code, before eventually setting the horse alight.

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A Big Brother contestant has been removed from the reality show for the "repeated use of unacceptable language and behaviour", ITV has said.

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