contestant
noun
con·tes·tant
kən-ˈte-stənt 
also ˈkän-ˌte-
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Examples of contestant in a Sentence
The contestant who catches the most fish wins.
The winning contestants will receive a cash prize.
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After serving as a mentor to contestants on American Idol last year, Jelly Roll is taking a more prominent position on the series.
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Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Feb. 2025
Grade it below, then vote for your favorite of the night’s contestants.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 3 Feb. 2025
Lydia ultimately won the resulting lip-sync against fellow contestant Arrietty, who was saved by the show's new Badonka Dunk Tank twist after pulling one of 10 random levers attached to giant dunk tank.
—EW.com, 1 Feb. 2025
The Traitors star and The Amazing Race contestant first met in 2003 while competing on Survivor: All-Stars, the eighth season of the long-running CBS series that pitted 18 former contestants against one another.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
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Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Feb. 2025
Grade it below, then vote for your favorite of the night’s contestants.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 3 Feb. 2025
Lydia ultimately won the resulting lip-sync against fellow contestant Arrietty, who was saved by the show's new Badonka Dunk Tank twist after pulling one of 10 random levers attached to giant dunk tank.
—EW.com, 1 Feb. 2025
The Traitors star and The Amazing Race contestant first met in 2003 while competing on Survivor: All-Stars, the eighth season of the long-running CBS series that pitted 18 former contestants against one another.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Contestant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contestant. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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