contestant

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French contestant, present participle of contester.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kənˈtɛstənt/, [kənˈtʰɛstənt]

• Audio (US):

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Noun

contestant (plural contestants)

1. A participant in a contest; specifically, a person who plays a game, as on a TV game show.

   Synonym: competitor

2. One who brings a legal challenge.

   Coordinate term: contestee

Translations

participant in a contest

• Armenian: մրցակից (hy) (mrcʻakicʻ)
• Bulgarian: състезател (bg) (sǎstezatel), съперник (bg) (sǎpernik)
• Catalan: concursant (ca) m or f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Danish: konkurrent (da) c
• Dutch: deelnemer (nl) m
• Finnish: kilpailija (fi), ottelija (fi), vastustaja (fi)
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• Greek: αγωνιζόμενος m (agonizómenos), αντίπαλος (el) m or f (antípalos)

  Ancient: ἀγωνιστής m (agōnistḗs)

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• Khmer: please add this translation if you can
• Macedonian: натпреварувач m (natprevaruvač)
• Mongolian: тэмцэгч (mn) (temcegč), өрсөлдөгч (mn) (örsöldögč)
• Polish: zawodnik (pl) m, zawodniczka (pl) f
• Russian: сопе́рник (ru) m (sopérnik), сопе́рница (ru) f (sopérnica)
• Scottish Gaelic: co-fharpaiseach m
• Spanish: concursante m or f
• Thai: please add this translation if you can

See also

• contender

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Catalan

Verb

contestant

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.tɛs.tɑ̃/

Verb

contestant

1. present participle of contester

Anagrams

• constatent