Contender [noun]
Definition of Contender:
competitor
Sentence/Example of Contender:
Vote by mail, they contend, will boost turnout significantly.
It is fitting, then, that the latter stages of his career have found James in Los Angeles, where he contends with two challenges.
Naming and categorizing heat waves too could increase public awareness of the extreme weather events and their dangers, contends a newly formed group that includes public health and climate experts.
Court filings contend he died after experiencing further abuse at the hands of officers.
The filings contend he died after experiencing further abuse at the hands of officers.
You should know that this 3, 4, or 5 percent — we have a chance to actually contend and win this thing.
Twenty long yards ahead of the nearest contender, Flitterfoot scooted over the line a winner.
Martien was probably never a serious contender for the honor of discovering the atmospheric process of making steel.
In fact, within a few days the situation was simplified by the practical elimination of Pryme as a contender.
Henceforth, he could be only a looker on where he had so fondly figured himself as a contender.