HyperDic: contestant

English > 2 senses of the word *contestant*:
NOUN	person	contestant	a person who participates in competitions
NOUN	person	contestant, dissenter, dissident, protester, objector	a person who dissents from some established policy

contestant > pronunciation
Sounds	kahnteh'stahnt
Rhymes	abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt...

English > *contestant*: 2 senses > noun 1, person
Meaning	A person who participates in competitions.
Narrower	agonist	someone involved in a contest / contest or battle (as in an agon)
	athlete, jock	A person trained to compete in sports
	defaulter	A contestant who forfeits a match
	entrant	One who enters a competition
	long shot	A contestant that is unlikely to win
	loser, also-ran	A contestant who loses the contest
	opposition, opponent, opposite	A contestant that you are matched against
	outsider	A contestant (human or animal) not considered to have a good chance to win
	player, participant	A person who participates in or is skilled at some game / game
	pothunter	someone who participates in contests in order to collect trophies
	qualifier	A contestant who meets certain requirements and so qualifies to take part in the next stage / stage of competition
	rival, challenger, competitor, competition, contender	The contestant you hope to defeat
	starter	A contestant in a team sport who is in the game / game / game at the beginning
	winner, victor	The contestant who wins / wins the contest / contest
	withdrawer	A contestant who withdraws from competition
Broader	person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul	A human being
Spanish	adversario, concursante, contendiente, participante
Catalan	concursant, contendent, participant

English > *contestant*: 2 senses > noun 2, person
Meaning	A person who dissents from some established policy.
Synonyms	dissenter, dissident, protester, objector
Narrower	NIMBY	someone who objects to siting something in their own neighborhood but does not object to it being sited elsewhere
	conscientious objector, CO	One who refuses / refuses to serve in the armed forces on grounds of conscience
	nonconformist, recusant	someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct
	political dissident	A dissenter from political orthodoxy
Broader	person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul	A human being
Spanish	contestatario, disidencia, disidente, manifestante, objetante, objetor
Catalan	contestatari, dissident, objector

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