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contender

/kənˈtɛn.dɚ/noun3 syllables

Contender means: the contestant you hope to defeat.

Synonyms for contender4

noun, as in the contestant you hope to defeat

rival, challenger, competitor, competition

What does contender mean?1

noun

1

the contestant you hope to defeat“he had respect for his rivals”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with contender?15

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Contender in a sentence

  • The contenders we were up against at the time were undefeated.sundown
  • I want to be a contender.CK
  • I could have been a contender.CC
  • Capricorn is a great contender for holding the title of the meanest zodiac sign of all time.LoverofEnglish
  • We didn't mean to disparage our contenders.marcelostockle
  • The Capricorn zodiac sign is a great contender for holding the world's best zodiac sign title.LoverofEnglish

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Forms of contender

as a noun

plural
contenders