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con⋅test⋅ant

[kuhn-tes-tuhnt]
–noun
1. a person who takes part in a contest or competition.
2. a person who contests the results of an election.
3. Law. the party who, in proceedings in the probate court, contests the validity of a will.

Origin:
1655–65; < F; see contest, -ant
con·tes·tant   (kən-těs'tənt, kŏn'těs'tənt)   
n.  
  1. One taking part in a contest; a competitor.
  2. One that contests or disputes something, such as an election or a will.

Contestant

Con*test"ant\, n. [Cf. F. contestant.] One who contests; an opponent; a litigant; a disputant; one who claims that which has been awarded to another.
Language Translation for : contestant
Spanish: competidor, aspirante, concursante, candidato,
German: der, *die Wettkämpferin,
Japanese: 競技者

Main Entry: con·tes·tant
Function: noun
: one that initiates or participates in a contest
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