contender

English

Etymology

contend +‎ -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kənˈtɛn.dɚ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛndə(ɹ)

Noun

contender (plural contenders)

1. Someone who competes with one or more other people.
2. Someone who has a viable chance of winning a competition.
   • 2016, David Hytner, Mesut Özil has Arsenal daring to dream of Premier League glory (in The Guardian, 1 January 2016)[1]

     In April 2014, towards the end of Özil’s first season at Arsenal – which had been marked by highs and lows – Wenger predicted the German would be a contender for the player of the year awards in 2014‑15.

Translations

someone who competes

• Armenian: մրցակից (hy) (mrcʻakicʻ), հավակնորդ (hy) (havaknord)
• Dutch: mededinger (nl)
• French: concurrent (fr) m, rival (fr) m
• Georgian: მეტოქე (meṭoke)
• German: Gegner (de) m, Konkurrent (de) m, Rivale (de) m, Mitbewerber (de) m
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• Greek: αγωνιζόμενος m (agonizómenos), αντίπαλος (el) m or f (antípalos)
• Polish: zawodnik (pl) m, zawodniczka (pl) f
• Portuguese: competidor (pt) m
• Russian: сопе́рник (ru) m (sopérnik), сопе́рница (ru) f (sopérnica), претенде́нт (ru) m (pretendént), претенде́нтка (ru) f (pretendéntka)
• Spanish: contendiente m, rival (es) m, contendedor m

See also

• contestant

Anagrams

• retconned

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin contendere, present active infinitive of contendō.

Verb

1. (intransitive) to contend (to strive in opposition)

Related terms

• contenção
• contendente
• contendor

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin contendere, present active infinitive of contendō.

Verb

1. to contend
2. to contest

Related terms

• contención
• contendiente
• contendor