: one that enters
especially
: one that enters a contest
Examples of entrant in a Sentence
Each entrant had to agree to the contest rules.
new entrants into a highly competitive field
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That’s now the spot Kentucky is in, unless Mark Pope can sign one or two of the undecided NBA entrants who are also in the portal.
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Cj Moore, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Last September, more than 16,000 students were named semifinalists for being the highest-scoring entrants from each state, with proportions based on each state’s total of graduating seniors.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2026
At last count, enterprises could select from dozens of commercially available foundation models, spanning OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, Mistral, Cohere and a growing list of regional and domain-specific entrants.
—Mayur Khandelwal, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
There are several prominent, relatively new entrants in this area, including K2 Space, Rocket Lab, True Anomaly, Blue Canyon, and Millennium Space Systems.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 19 May 2026
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Cj Moore, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Last September, more than 16,000 students were named semifinalists for being the highest-scoring entrants from each state, with proportions based on each state’s total of graduating seniors.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2026
At last count, enterprises could select from dozens of commercially available foundation models, spanning OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, Mistral, Cohere and a growing list of regional and domain-specific entrants.
—Mayur Khandelwal, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
There are several prominent, relatively new entrants in this area, including K2 Space, Rocket Lab, True Anomaly, Blue Canyon, and Millennium Space Systems.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 19 May 2026
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“Entrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entrant. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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entrant
noun
en·trant
ˈen-trənt 
: one that enters
especially
: one that enters a contest
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