contestantn.

/kənˈtɛstənt/

Etymology: < French contestant, present participle of contester to contest v., used as adjective and noun: compare combatant, assailant. Not in Bailey, Johnson, Webster 1828, Worcester 1846; common during Civil War in U.S., and since.

One who contests; one who takes part in a contest.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > dissent > competition or rivalry > [noun] > competitor or rival > one who takes part in a competition

competitora1533

competitionera1640

contestant1665

enterer1746

entrant1838

1665 T. Manley tr. H. Grotius De Rebus Belgicis 329 The Indian Company..being freed both from their Enemie's Arms and all other contestants.

1861 Times 8 Nov. (Defeat of Federal Army) A little after six o'clock the remaining contestants withdrew down the precipitous river bank.

1870 Public Opin. 6 Aug. 162 The present war..will materially change the position of the contestants.

1887 Standard 7 Nov. 3/7 A butter-making competition..There were twenty-two contestants, several of whom were farmers' wives.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	contestant
释义	contestantn. /kənˈtɛstənt/ Etymology: < French contestant, present participle of contester to contest v., used as adjective and noun: compare combatant, assailant. Not in Bailey, Johnson, Webster 1828, Worcester 1846; common during Civil War in U.S., and since. One who contests; one who takes part in a contest. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > competition or rivalry > [noun] > competitor or rival > one who takes part in a competition competitora1533 competitionera1640 contestant1665 enterer1746 entrant1838 1665 T. Manley tr. H. Grotius De Rebus Belgicis 329 The Indian Company..being freed both from their Enemie's Arms and all other contestants. 1861 Times 8 Nov. (Defeat of Federal Army) A little after six o'clock the remaining contestants withdrew down the precipitous river bank. 1870 Public Opin. 6 Aug. 162 The present war..will materially change the position of the contestants. 1887 Standard 7 Nov. 3/7 A butter-making competition..There were twenty-two contestants, several of whom were farmers' wives. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1665
随便看	manyspangled manysplendoured manysteepled manystemmed manystoreyed manystreeted manystringed manysyllabled manytailed manytinted manytomany manytoned manytongued manytoone manytowered manytribed manytubed manyturning manytwined manytwinkling manyuniverses manyvalued manyvalved manyvoiced manyvolume