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contender

noun
/kənˈtɛn.dɚ/US

Etymology

From contend + -er.

  1. derived from contendere
  2. derived from contendre
  3. inherited from contenden
  4. formed as contender — “contend + -er”

Definitions

  1. Someone who competes with one or more other people.

  2. Someone who has a viable chance of winning a competition.

    • 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.

The neighborhood

Derived

contendership, noncontender

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA