: one that contends especially : a competitor for a championship or high honor a heavyweight title contender the leading presidential contenders.
How do you use a contender?
- He's gone from being a serious title contender to being totally written off.
- She was considered a leading contender for the Democratic presidential nomination.
- a strong contender for the gold medal.
- He is seen as one of the leading contenders for the post.
- Peter is a contender for the gold medal in the Olympics.
What's another word for contender?
In this page you can discover 12 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for contender, like: opponent, competitor, corrival, rival, conflict, , contestant, challenger, competition, front-runner and middleweight.
