contender
nounUS /kənˈtɛn.dɚ/
Etymology From contend + -er.
1
Someone who competes with one or more other people.
2
Someone who has a viable chance of winning a competition.
- In April 2014, towards the end of Özil’s first season at Arsenal – which had been marked by highs and lows – Wenger predicted the German would be a contender for the player of the year awards in 2014‑15.2016 January 1, David Hytner, The Guardian:
- Derived terms
- contendership, noncontender
- Related terms
- contestant