An entrant is a person who has recently become a member of an institution such as a university.
...a young school entrant.
2. countable noun
An entrant is a person who is taking part in a competition.
All items entered for the competition must be the entrant's own work.
Synonyms: competitor, player, candidate, entry More Synonyms of entrant
More Synonyms of entrant
entrant in British English
(ˈɛntrənt)
noun
1.
a person who enters
2.
a new member of a group, society, or association
3.
a person who enters a competition or contest; competitor
Word origin
C17: from French, literally: entering, from entrer to enter
entrant in American English
(ˈɛntrənt)
noun
a person who enters, esp. one who enters a contest
Word origin
Fr < OFr: see entrance1
Examples of 'entrant' in a sentence
entrant
The incumbents often behave badly towards new entrants.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
IT expertise is seen as increasingly more important as industry after industry faces threats from new entrants harnessing technology.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
There is action they can take to increase their competitive edge, though, over new entrants.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The justification for central control is that if we are to let new entrants into higher education, then we must have the power to abolish fake universities.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The youngest entrant on this list by ten years.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The organisers go to great lengths to warn entrants of the potential dangers.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
New entrants must undergo training in their first two years.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Producers are touring the country to find potential entrants.
The Sun (2010)
Entrants must supply supporting evidence where necessary to prove that this work is underway.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
All potential entrants are interviewed and there are other assessments in most subjects.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
My advice to our young entrants is to use lots of colour and to be bold with your portrait.
The Sun (2012)
Lenders have suddenly turned very mean with all borrowers and property is now looking like a closed shop for new entrants.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Entrants must submit a video one to three minutes long about the book they would most like to persuade others to read.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Women now make up 57 per cent of university entrants.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
That's the issue we want entrants to this competition to address.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
We've got a huge advantage over any new entrant to the business.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Some of the entrants were as young as 20 months.
The Sun (2012)
Nor are we seeing new British entrants.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
At the age of 28 the tennis player is one of the youngest new entrants.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The entrant must retain their own copy, as no entries will be returned.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Seeing the easy profits to be had from the status quo, new entrants tend to go native.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
I would also allow tests for university entrants and have interviews.
The Sun (2008)
A young entrant had asked about working hours.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
A further concern in this case was the lack of potential entrants to the industry.
Miller, Roger LeRoy & Fishe, Raymond P. H. Microeconomics: Price Theory in Practice (1995)
I hope they check their new entrants more carefully now.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The largest of these was set aside for a new entrant to increase competition, and included a guaranteed roaming agreement.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The dusty department store chain has become the newest entrant in Britain's competitive grocery sector.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
All related terms of 'entrant'
re-entrant
(of an angle, esp in fortifications ) pointing inwards
clandestine entrant
a person who hides in or on a vehicle as it enters the United Kingdom with the aim of avoiding immigration controls
re-entrant angle
an interior angle of a polygon that is greater than 180°
reentrant
that reenters; specif., pointed inward , as an angle
re-entering angle
an interior angle of a polygon that is greater than 180°