contestant

English

Etymology

From French contestant, present participle of contester.

Pronunciation

(UK, US) IPA^(key): /kənˈtestənt/
Audio (US) (file)

Noun

contestant (plural contestants)

A participant in a contest; specifically, a person who plays a game, as on a TV game show.

Synonyms

competitor

Translations

participant in a contest

Armenian: մրցակից (hy) (mrcʿakicʿ)
Bulgarian: състезател (bg) (sǎstezatel), съперник (bg) (sǎpernik)
Catalan: concursant m or f
Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Danish: konkurrent (da) c
Dutch: deelnemer (nl) m
Finnish: kilpailija (fi), ottelija (fi), vastustaja (fi)
Georgian: please add this translation if you can
Greek: αγωνιζόμενος m (agonizómenos), αντίπαλος (el) m or f (antípalos)
Ancient: ἀγωνιστής m (agōnistḗs)

Khmer: please add this translation if you can
Macedonian: натпреварувач m (natprevaruvač)
Mongolian: тэмцэгч (mn) (temtsegč), өрсөлдөгч (mn) (örsöldögč)
Polish: zawodnik (pl) m, zawodniczka (pl) f
Russian: сопе́рник (ru) m (sopérnik), сопе́рница (ru) f (sopérnica)
Scottish Gaelic: co-fharpaiseach m
Spanish: concursante m or f
Thai: please add this translation if you can

See also

contender

Catalan

Verb

contestant

present participle of contestar

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.tɛs.tɑ̃/

Verb

contestant

present participle of contester

Anagrams

constatent

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