entrant
Use Entrant in a sentence
trənt noun
1.
a competitor in a contest.
2.
a new member, as of an association or school.
3.
a person who enters.
Related forms
non·en·trant, noun
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| —n | |
| 1. | a person who enters |
| 2. | a new member of a group, society, or association |
| 3. | a person who enters a competition or contest; competitor |
| [C17: from French, literally: entering, from entrer to | |
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Entrant
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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Word Origin & History
entrant
1630s, of professions, etc.; 1838, of contests; from Fr. entrant, prp. of entrer (see enter).
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Example sentences
It was the lone entrant not to tap the location craze.
The odds of winning depend on the number of entries received and skill of the entrant.
Sponsor is not responsible for any change in entrant's email, mailing address and/or telephone number.
We'll piece together the e-mail of the winning entrant.
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