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challenger

/ˈt͡ʃælənd͡ʒəɹ/noun3 syllables

Challenger means: the contestant you hope to defeat.

Synonyms for challenger7

noun, as in the contestant you hope to defeat

rival, competitor, competition, contender

also used for challenger

adversary, disputer, opponent

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What does challenger mean?1

noun

1

the contestant you hope to defeat“he had respect for his rivals”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Challenger in a sentence

  • The flyweight champion contended with a strong challenger.AlanF_US
  • We hope the challenger will unseat the incumbent.mccarras
  • The boxing champion knocked his challenger to the ground with one punch.doemaar14
  • The champion had the challengers at his mercy.unknown
  • He looked the toughest of all the challengers.CK
  • He's mowed down a parade of challengers before.pip
  • In two moves, Kasparov will check the challenger.unknown
  • He's reigning champion, and no young challenger is going to take it away from him.CM

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Forms of challenger

as a noun

plural
challengers