Synonyms for contestant
Definitions
- n. 1
A participant in a contest; specifically, a person who plays a game, as on a TV game show.
- n. 2
One who brings a legal challenge (such as a will, verdict, or decision).
Related words
- Word family
- contender
Forms
- Plural
- contestants → protesters, dissenters, objectors, dissidents…
Example sentences
- protester The police officer beat the protester with her nightstick.
- dissident The political dissident has spent nearly a decade under house arrest.
- objector I know that Tom was a conscientious objector.
- dissenter Freedom is always the freedom of the dissenter.
- competitor The company bought their fiercest competitor.
- entrant Each entrant was given a detailed course description manual and map.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| contestant | steady | |
| protester | steady | |
| dissident | steady | |
| objector | falling | |
| dissenter | steady | |
| competitor | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- entrant2
- 8 letters
- objector3
- 9 letters
- contender3, protester3, dissident3, combatant3, dissenter3
- 10 letters
- competitor4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (entrant2 = 2 syllables).