contender
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (US) IPA(key): /kənˈtɛn.dɚ/
Audio (US) (file) Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -ɛndə(ɹ)
- Hyphenation: con‧ten‧der
Noun edit
contender (plural contenders)
- Someone who competes with one or more other people.
- Someone who has a viable chance of winning a competition.
- 2016 January 1, David Hytner, The Guardian[1]:
- In April 2014, towards the end of Özil’s first season at Arsenal – which had been marked by highs and lows – Wenger predicted the German would be a contender for the player of the year awards in 2014‑15.
Translations edit
someone who competes
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See also edit
Anagrams edit
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Latin contendere.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: con‧ten‧der
Verb edit
contender (first-person singular present contendo, first-person singular preterite contendi, past participle contendido)
- (intransitive) to contend (to strive in opposition)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of contender (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Related terms edit
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin contendere.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
contender (first-person singular present contiendo, first-person singular preterite contendí, past participle contendido)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of contender (e-ie alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “contender”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014