Contender

n.

One who contends; a contestant.

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noun

One that competes: competition, competitor, contestant, corrival, opponent, rival. See conflict/cooperation.

IN BRIEF: n. - The opponent you hope to defeat.

Her album is a strong contender for the Album of the Year award. — www.ldoceonline.com

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - udfordrer, konkurrencedeltager

Nederlands (Dutch)
mededinger, uitdager (m.n. sport)

Français (French)
n. - (Sport) concurrent, candidat

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kandidat

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ανταγωνιστής, διεκδικητής, μνηστήρας

Italiano (Italian)
competitore

Português (Portuguese)
n. - contendor (m)

Русский (Russian)
соперник, претендент

Español (Spanish)
n. - contendiente, rival

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tävlande, utmanare, sökande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
争夺者, 竞争者

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 爭奪者, 競爭者

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 경쟁자, 주창자

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 競い合う人, 挑戦者, 競争相手

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) منافس, داعي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮טוען לכתר (אליפות)‬

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