challenger

noun

Definition of challengernext
as in contender
one who strives for the same thing as another the third-party challenger in the presidential election

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for challenger
  1. contender
  2. contestant
  3. competitor
  4. rival
Noun
  • Adam Peters did not write a how-to front-office guide, though a career spent with Super Bowl-winning franchises and title contenders has the makings of a solid outline.
    Ben Standig, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Ken Martin, the Minnesota Democratic chairman and a contender to lead the party’s national committee, stumped on Saturday in Loudoun and canvassed neighborhoods in the subfreezing temperatures.
    Reid J. Epstein, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of contender
Noun
  • The contestants lowered Rob first, followed by Derrick and lastly, Wes, for a total of $15,000 and a chance at earning three shields.
    Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
  • So there's the idea of former history of the contestants.
    EW.com, EW.com, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of contestant
Noun
  • This democratization of deception tools means threats can come from anywhere—disgruntled employees, competitors or opportunistic individuals—not just sophisticated state actors or cybercrime rings.
    Joseph Ours, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The latter were upset that Forward had essentially acquired a freight forwarding competitor.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of competitor
Noun
  • Adding a new route just meant winning over a new contractor, when larger rivals who owned buses had to find drivers, mechanics and garages from scratch.
    Iain Martin, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
  • While that deal will continue generating headlines as the new owner’s strategy sharpens, a trio of the Traitors super-indie’s biggest rivals are heavily rumored to be on the block.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of rival
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