contestant
English Thesaurus
1. a person who participates in competitions (noun.person)
| hyponym | : | agonist, |
| definition | : | someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon) (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | athlete, jock, |
| definition | : | a person trained to compete in sports (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | defaulter, |
| definition | : | a contestant who forfeits a match (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | entrant, |
| definition | : | one who enters a competition (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | long shot, |
| definition | : | a contestant that is unlikely to win (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | also-ran, loser, |
| definition | : | a contestant who loses the contest (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | outsider, |
| definition | : | a contestant (human or animal) not considered to have a good chance to win (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | participant, player, |
| definition | : | a person who participates in or is skilled at some game (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | pothunter, |
| definition | : | someone who participates in contests in order to collect trophies (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | qualifier, |
| definition | : | a contestant who meets certain requirements and so qualifies to take part in the next stage of competition (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | starter, |
| definition | : | a contestant in a team sport who is in the game at the beginning (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | victor, winner, |
| definition | : | the contestant who wins the contest (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | withdrawer, |
| definition | : | a contestant who withdraws from competition (noun.person) |
2. a person who dissents from some established policy (noun.person)
| hyponym | : | co, conscientious objector, |
| definition | : | one who refuses to serve in the armed forces on grounds of conscience (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | nonconformist, recusant, |
| definition | : | someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | nimby, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | object, |
| definition | : | express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | protest, |
| definition | : | utter words of protest (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | dissent, protest, resist, |
| definition | : | express opposition through action or words (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | object, |
| definition | : | express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | protest, |
| definition | : | utter words of protest (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | dissent, protest, resist, |
| definition | : | express opposition through action or words (verb.social) |
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