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competitor
A rival business, team, etc.
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  1. A rival business, team, etc.
  2. A person who competes; rival
  3. One that competes with another, as in sports or business; a rival.
contender
A person, team, etc. having or regarded as having a good chance to win a contest or competition
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  1. A person, team, etc. having or regarded as having a good chance to win a contest or competition
  2. One who contends
participant
A person who participates or shares in something
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  1. A person who participates or shares in something
  2. One that participates, shares, or takes part in something.
rival
A person or thing that can equal or surpass another in some way; person or thing that can bear comparison
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  1. A person or thing that can equal or surpass another in some way; person or thing that can bear comparison
  2. (Obsolete) A companion or an associate in a particular duty.
  3. One that equals or almost equals another in a particular respect:
challenger
The space shuttle Challenger, named after the HMS Challenger (1858), destroyed on January 28, 1986 with loss of its seven-member crew.
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  1. The space shuttle Challenger, named after the HMS Challenger (1858), destroyed on January 28, 1986 with loss of its seven-member crew.
  2. One that challenges:
disputant
A participant in a dispute.
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  1. A participant in a dispute.
  2. A person who disputes or debates
  3. One engaged in a dispute.
antagonist
The principal character in opposition to the protagonist or hero of a narrative or drama.
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  1. The principal character in opposition to the protagonist or hero of a narrative or drama.
  2. A muscle that opposes the action of another muscle, as by relaxing while the other one contracts, thereby producing smooth, coordinated movement.
adversary
A person who opposes or fights against another; opponent; enemy
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  1. A person who opposes or fights against another; opponent; enemy
  2. An opponent; an enemy.
  3. An opponent, especially an opposing attorney or party in an action. An opponent, especially an opposing attorney or party in an action.
opponent
One that opposes another or others, as in a battle, contest, or debate:
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  1. One that opposes another or others, as in a battle, contest, or debate:
combatant
A person who engages in combat; fighter
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  1. A person who engages in combat; fighter
  2. One, such as a person or a combat vehicle, that takes part in armed strife.
player
A person who plays a game
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  1. A person who plays a game
  2. One who participates in a game or sport.
  3. The mechanism actuating a player piano.
entrant
Newcomer
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  1. Newcomer
  2. Participant
  3. A person who enters, esp. one who enters a contest
candidate
A student who has nearly completed the requirements for a degree.
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  1. A student who has nearly completed the requirements for a degree.
  2. A person who seeks or is nominated for an office, prize, or honor.
  3. One that seems likely to gain a certain position or come to a certain fate:
scrapper
(Informal) A ready or effective fighter
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  1. (Informal) A ready or effective fighter
  2. A person who fights doggedly, who exhibits indomitable will.
  3. A person who disposes of scraps.
battler
Alternative form of batteler.
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  1. Alternative form of batteler.
competition
Opposition, or effective opposition, in a contest or match
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  1. Opposition, or effective opposition, in a contest or match
  2. The person or persons against whom one competes
  3. A test of skill or ability; a contest:
competitor
A rival business, team, etc.
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  1. A rival business, team, etc.
  2. A person who competes; rival
  3. One that competes with another, as in sports or business; a rival.
contender
A person, team, etc. having or regarded as having a good chance to win a contest or competition
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  1. A person, team, etc. having or regarded as having a good chance to win a contest or competition
  2. Someone who competes with one or more other people
corrival
A companion.
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  1. A companion.
  2. A fellow rival; a competitor; a rival.
  3. A rival or opponent.
opponent
One that opposes another or others, as in a battle, contest, or debate:
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  1. One that opposes another or others, as in a battle, contest, or debate:
rival
A person or thing that can equal or surpass another in some way; person or thing that can bear comparison
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  1. A person or thing that can equal or surpass another in some way; person or thing that can bear comparison
  2. (Obsolete) A companion or an associate in a particular duty.
  3. One that equals or almost equals another in a particular respect:
Find another word for contestant. In this page you can discover 27 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for contestant, like: competitor, contender, participant, rival, challenger, contester, disputant, antagonist, adversary, opponent and combatant.

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  • In an interview with American Songwriter Magazine, John Rich said that he carefully matched each contestant personally with their Nashville songwriting team, stating "It's like the Chuch Woolery of songwriting hookups."

  • Through brutal challenges, harsh living conditions, and extreme tactics, the goal was to outwit, outplay, and outlast every other contestant on the island, a feat that Richard Hatch accomplished to become the first Survivor winner.

  • Each contestant must meet minimum sanitation guidelines.

  • Every episode has a different challenge for the elimination round, and while sometimes there will be a contestant entering this round with immunity there are other times when every chef is up for elimination.

  • Whether the show pits each contestant against one another, or couples come to the ranch as their own two-person team, at some point during game play, it's almost inevitable that friendships and alliances form.

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