contender

con·tend

C0598500 (kən-tĕnd′)v. con·tend·ed, con·tend·ing, con·tends v.intr.1. To strive in opposition or against difficulties; struggle: armies contending for control of territory; had to contend with long lines at the airport.2. To strive in competition, as in a race; vie: two runners contending for the lead.3. To strive in controversy or debate; dispute.v.tr. To assert or maintain: The defense contended that the evidence was inadmissible.

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[Middle English contenden, from Latin contendere : com-, com- + tendere, to stretch, strive; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]

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con·tend′er n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

contender - the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing"challenger, competitor, rival, competitioncontestant - a person who participates in competitionschamp, champion, title-holder - someone who has won first place in a competitioncomer - someone with a promising futurefinalist - a contestant who reaches the final stages of a competitionfoe, enemy - a personal enemy; "they had been political foes for years"favourite, front-runner, favorite - a competitor thought likely to winworld-beater, king, queen - a competitor who holds a preeminent positionrunner-up, second best - the competitor who finishes secondscratch - a competitor who has withdrawn from competitionsemifinalist - one of four competitors remaining in a tournament by eliminationstreet fighter - a contestant who is very aggressive and willing to use underhand methodstier - any one of two or more competitors who tie one anothertilter - someone who engages in a tilt or joust

contender

noun competitor, rival, candidate, applicant, hopeful, contestant, aspirant Her trainer said yesterday that she would be a strong contender for a place in the British team.

contender

nounOne that competes:competition, competitor, contestant, corrival, opponent, rival.

Translations

竞争者

contend

(kənˈtend) verb1. (usually with with) to struggle against. 搏鬥，辛苦競爭 搏斗，斗争 2. (with that) to say or maintain (that). 主張 声称，主张 conˈtender noun a person who has entered a competition (for a title etc). 競爭者 竞争者conˈtention noun1. an opinion put forward. 論點，主張 论点，主张 2. argument; disagreement. 爭論 争论conˈtentious (-ʃəs) adjective quarrelsome. 好爭論的 好争论的