contestant
noun
con·tes·tant
kən-ˈte-stənt 
also ˈkän-ˌte-
Examples of contestant in a Sentence
The contestant who catches the most fish wins.
The winning contestants will receive a cash prize.
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Further, protecting contestants from isolation and being exemplified or tokenized – at all levels of productions – is needed to provide greater accountability when portraying the raw realities of LGBTQ people on screen in a reality setting.
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Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2025
Further, protecting contestants from isolation and being exemplified or tokenized – at all levels of productions – is needed to provide greater
accountability when portraying the raw realities of LGBTQ people on screen in a reality setting.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 12 Mar. 2025
And Bong is the wrong pop artist to convey cultural dissent — as Kendrick Lamar did in his controversial Super Bowl Halftime Show that portrayed black Americans as video game figures resembling Mickey in his space suit and those contestants in Squid Game TV series.
—Armond White, National Review, 12 Mar. 2025
Introduced in 2022 to shake things up after more than 20 years on air, the platinum ticket rockets a contestant through the first week of auditions in Hollywood.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
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Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2025
Further, protecting contestants from isolation and being exemplified or tokenized – at all levels of productions – is needed to provide greater
accountability when portraying the raw realities of LGBTQ people on screen in a reality setting.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 12 Mar. 2025
And Bong is the wrong pop artist to convey cultural dissent — as Kendrick Lamar did in his controversial Super Bowl Halftime Show that portrayed black Americans as video game figures resembling Mickey in his space suit and those contestants in Squid Game TV series.
—Armond White, National Review, 12 Mar. 2025
Introduced in 2022 to shake things up after more than 20 years on air, the platinum ticket rockets a contestant through the first week of auditions in Hollywood.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for contestant
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“Contestant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contestant. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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