contestant
pronunciation
How to pronounce contestant in British English:
UK [kənˈtestənt]
How to pronounce contestant in American English:
US [kənˈtestənt]
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- Noun:
- a person who participates in competitions
- a person who dissents from some established policy
Word Origin
- contestant (adj.)
- 1660s, from French contestant, present participle of contester (see contest (v.)).
- contestant (n.)
- "one who contests," from contestant (adj.). Popularized in U.S. Civil War, when it was a journalist's term for the combatants on either side.
Example
- 1. Shirley : he likes american idol very much , and he always imitates the contestant at home .
- 2. A contestant for singapore cosplay 2009 poses at downtown east in singapore , july 12 , 2009 .
- 3. The state first got involved in 1991 , sending a contestant to the elite model look contest .
- 4. Scene recently profiled contestant derek wong , a u.s. - educated hong kong actor who 's vying for the heartthrob title .
- 5. On the night gately died , x factor judge dannii minogue tried a clumsy joke about contestant danyl johnson 's sexuality .