# contender

Pronunciation: US say "kuhn-TEN-dur" /kənˈtɛn.dɚ/; UK say "kuhn-TEN-duh" /kənˈtɛn.də/

## Noun

1. A person who has a genuine chance of winning a competition.
   - Simple: A person who has a real chance of winning a contest.
   - _With strong backing and a proven record, the startup emerged as a contender for the contract._
   - _Analysts named three contenders likely to reach the championship._
2. A person who competes against one or more other people.
   - Simple: A person who takes part in a contest against others.
   - _Each contender submitted an entry before the deadline._
   - _The two contenders argued their cases before the judges._

## Origin

Formed from the verb "contend" with the suffix "-er", denoting a person who contends or competes.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/contender (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).