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UK
/kəntˈɛstənt/
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[ US /kənˈtɛstənt/ ]
[ US /kənˈtɛstənt/ ]
NOUN
- a person who participates in competitions
- a person who dissents from some established policy
How To Use contestant In A Sentence
- And the Bridal Show, for married women, seemed to do just that by focusing on the Indianess of contestants who were draped in variety of colourful sarees and mesmerizing gagra cholis that dazzled with every step.
- The contestants are eliminated one by one until the last two compete in a head-to-head contest.
- The couple met on the show last autumn when the former equerry to the Duke of York ended up choosing presenter Jonsson over the contestants.
- In a typical game of badminton, contestants expend as much energy as in running a mile; singles games give the most vigorous aerobic workout. Times, Sunday Times
- Given the background music, the contestants have to identify the song and sing it.
- The Lao-Nong River has some challenging rapids that will put Ironman contestants to the test next week.
- The real appeal of these contestants is their unchanging nature. Times, Sunday Times
- The contestants are drawn from a cross section of society.
- The apartment block in which the contestants live looks utterly out of keeping with straitened times. Times, Sunday Times
- Boxing champion Mike Tyson was, of course, convicted in the 1992 rape of a beauty pageant contestant.