Challenger

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. One that challenges: a challenger of established authority.
  • n. Sports One who competes against the holder of a title or championship, as in boxing.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. One who challenges.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. One who challenges.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. One who challenges or defies another to a duel or contest of any kind.
  • n. An objector; one who calls in question.
  • n. A claimant; one who demands something as of right.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the contestant you hope to defeat
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    contestant   
    Hyponym
    scratch    champion    enemy    runner-up    semifinalist    queen    title-holder    finalist    tier    favorite   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Salinger   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    contender    appointee    backer    staffers   
     
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