contender:

(plural: ‘contenders‘; pronunciation: the letter ‘c’ is said with a ‘k’ sound as in “kong”)

a person who takes part in a competition, especially in sports and politics;

a contestant (next entry); a competitor; a rival; a challenger,

boxing title contenders

e.g.

Owens is the most favoured contender for a place in the national football team.

There were five contenders in the race and only three will be given prizes, so every contender and his trainer are hoping to get the first prize.

The sports pundits believe that the present Olympic title holders in several sports events will have to stand against very tough competition form the new contenders at the next Olympic games.

political contenders in a debate, UK

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