contestant
Noun
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A person who participates in competitions (synset 109636221)
subtypes:
- agonist - someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon)
- athlete, jock - a person trained to compete in sports
- defaulter - a contestant who forfeits a match
- entrant - one who enters a competition
- long shot - a contestant that is unlikely to win
- also-ran, loser - a contestant who loses the contest
- opponent, opposite, opposition - a contestant that you are matched against
- outsider - a contestant (human or animal) not considered to have a good chance to win
- participant, player - a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
- pothunter - someone who participates in contests in order to collect trophies
- qualifier - a contestant who meets certain requirements and so qualifies to take part in the next stage of competition
- challenger, competition, competitor, contender, rival - the contestant you hope to defeat
- starter - a contestant in a team sport who is in the game at the beginning
- victor, winner - the contestant who wins the contest
- withdrawer - a contestant who withdraws from competition
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A person who dissents from some established policy (synset 110037746)
subtypes:
- co, conscientious objector - one who refuses to serve in the armed forces on grounds of conscience
- nonconformist, recusant - someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct
- political dissident - a dissenter from political orthodoxy
- nimby - someone who objects to siting something in their own neighborhood but does not object to it being sited elsewhere; an acronym for not in my backyard
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