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Grammar : Noun
Spell : chal-in-jer
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtʃæl ɪn dʒər



Définition of challenger

Origin :
  • late 13c., "a claimant;" mid-14c., "one who makes false charges;" mid-15c., "one who disputes something, objector," from Anglo-French chalengeour (Old French chalongeor "slanderer, petitioner, plaintiff"), agent noun from challenge (v.). Specific sense of "one who calls out another in a contest" is from 1510s.
  • noun contestant
Example sentences :
  • I say, Rector, did you really know a Challenger in the 'nineties?
  • Extract from : « Hall-Marked and Others (From Six Short Plays) » by John Galsworthy
  • "Thou wert the challenger, O Marzak," his father reminded him.
  • Extract from : « The Sea-Hawk » by Raphael Sabatini
  • There and then Locasto seemed about to spring on his challenger.
  • Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service
  • The challenger used a fierce Italian oath, and by it he knew that it was Pietro.
  • Extract from : « The Doctor of Pimlico » by William Le Queux
  • Well, gentlemen, I am not the challenger; the challenge comes from you.
  • Extract from : « A Hungarian Nabob » by Maurus Jkai
  • Dan's teeth snapped closed, then parted to grin at his challenger.
  • Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1917 » by Various
  • Then, with a mighty bellow he strode slowly toward his challenger.
  • Extract from : « The Black Phantom » by Leo Edward Miller
  • Anneslie, the knight, was the complainant and the challenger.
  • Extract from : « Margaret of Anjou » by Jacob Abbott.
  • His intended antagonist was the first to demand the card, and must needs be challenger.
  • Extract from : « The Flag of Distress » by Mayne Reid
  • No use to think about duelling now, whoever might be challenger.
  • Extract from : « The Flag of Distress » by Mayne Reid

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