contestant
1. [ noun ] a person who participates in competitions
Related terms: person player rival athlete winner loser opposition outsider pothunter starter long_shot entrant agonist withdrawer qualifier defaulter
2. [ noun ] a person who dissents from some established policy
Synonyms: dissenter objector protester dissident
Related terms: person conscientious_objector political_dissident nimby nonconformist object disagree protest
Similar spelling:   contest
  contester
  contestee
  contested
  contestation
  Countess
  contestable
  Contessa
  contagion
  contacting
  context
  contact_arm
  contact_lens
  contusion
  contact_sport
  contact_print
  contagious