Definitions for Contender
con·tender

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. rival, challenger, competitor, competition, contendernoun

   the contestant you hope to defeat

   "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. contendernoun

   Someone who competes with one or more other people

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Contendernoun

   Combatant; champion.

   Etymology: from contend.

   The contenders for it, look upon it as an undeniable truth. John Locke.

   Those disputes often arise in good earnest, where the two contenders do really believe the different propositions which they support. Isaac Watts, Improvement of the Mind, p. i. c. 10.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Contendernoun

   one who contends; a contestant

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1. Contender

   The International Contender is a single-handed high performance sailing dinghy, designed by Bob Miller, latterly known as Ben Lexcen, in 1967 as a possible successor to the Finn dinghy for Olympic competition. The Contender is recognized as an International Class by the International Sailing Federation, the governing body of sail boat racing, which administers the class rules.

Anagrams for Contender »

1. retconned

2. recontend

How to pronounce Contender?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Contender in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Contender in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Contender in a Sentence

1. Josh Greenman:

   Andrew Yang is a leading contender to be mayor of New York City, and as commentators, Andrew Yang opponents and The News editorial board have recently pointed out, Andrew Yang's recently revealed there are major gaps in Andrew Yang knowledge of New York City politics and policy. Nor has Andrew Yang ever voted in a mayoral election, bill Bramhall cartoon is a comment on that, period, end of story. This is not a racial stereotype or racist caricature.

2. Jim Smith:

   Jim’s positive influence was enormous and will be felt for generations to come, he was widely respected across the world and his genuine nature helped advance our sport in so many ways. Today, we are a medal contender every time we put a team on the ice for international competition, and he played a major role in helping us get to that point. Our heartfelt condolences go out to his entire family. It’s a sad day for all of us.

3. Steven Udvar-Hazy:

   We looked at the economics and concluded it was not a contender in a meaningful way. So I felt it would get a silver medal and didn't deserve to get built.

4. Maria Zack:

   A lot of people did not take him seriously in the beginning, and he's proven to be a very serious contender.

5. Jim Rutherford:

   The real advantage that Tampa has over most teams or all teams is Vasilevskiy, they’ve got the anchor there. They know what they’re getting every game, and as long as he’s what he is today — which should be for quite a long time — they’re going to be a contender.

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