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Contender   /kəntˈɛndər/   Listen
Contender

noun
1.
The contestant you hope to defeat.  Synonyms: challenger, competition, competitor, rival.  "He wanted to know what the competition was doing"





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"Contender" Quotes from Famous Books



... of the business," lamented Dank surlily. "Putting myself up as a contender against a fellow like Robin, and dreaming that I could win out, even for a minute! Good Lord, what an ass I am! Why we've only made it worse, Count. We've touched him with the spur of rivalry, and ...
— The Prince of Graustark • George Barr McCutcheon


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