Synonyms for contender


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kuhn-tend
Phonetic Transcription : kənˈtɛnd


Définition of contender

Origin :
  • 1540s, agent noun from contend.
  • noun competitor
Example sentences :
  • Always one contender driven to the wall, his cities turned to ashes, his lands laid waste.
  • Extract from : « The Littlest Rebel » by Edward Peple
  • He would never develop into such a contender; nor does one real-life fighter in fifty.
  • Extract from : « Buff: A Collie and other dog-stories » by Albert Payson Terhune
  • As a servant of the State, as well as a contender for the people, he was close to the tangled heart of the intricate struggle.
  • Extract from : « Mountain » by Clement Wood
  • Henceforth, he could be only a looker on where he had so fondly figured himself as a contender.
  • Extract from : « Bert Wilson on the Gridiron » by J. W. Duffield
  • In fact, within a few days the situation was simplified by the practical elimination of Pryme as a contender.
  • Extract from : « Left Guard Gilbert » by Ralph Henry Barbour
  • Now he realized that his tiny human force formed a third contender in this vast battle.
  • Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling

Antonyms for contender

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