entrant
14
4.3
- noun
- /ˈɛntrənt/
:
participante
- The judges were impressed by the creativity of the entrants in the art competition.
- new entrants
- early entrants
- number of entrants
It's definitely a game with more players now and more potential entrants.
- It's definitely a game with more players now and more potential entrants.
- Where there is, I think room for new entrants is in a master's program and the first one will be in entrepreneurship and and leadership.
- I mean, it is a remarkable new entrant possibility in education.
Examples
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My local Wharfedale Festival is in its 109th year but now struggles to find entrants for its verse-speaking classes.
Academic text (2015) -
There are never very many entrants for this competition, and this year there were only four.
Fiction book (1998) -
We have the entrant right here.
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Starting with entrant number one!
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And I am very pleased to announce... ...that we have our first official entrant into that competition... ...right here with us today.
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Many of our entrants won their way in online.
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Here are the entrants in the farming categories.
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Will entrants please bring their wines to the judging booth?
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And if you thought it couldn't get any better, we have a dramatic late entrant... a returning champion who I'm sure... will add something very personal to the proceedings.
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Another first-time entrant, Spiro Iatropoulos, received both Best of Show for "Veteran" and an award for "Remembrance."
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
298
2.4
A person, team, or company that tries to beat others in contests and business
295
2.4
A person who joins an activity or event
167
2.8
A person who takes part in a competition that tests skill or knowledge
9
6.3
A person who signs up and is on an official list
1
4.2
A person who takes part in a competition
1
3.5
A person who takes part in an activity or event
How Successful
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1.0
103
2.0
298
2.4
295
2.4
14
4.3
- Formal
9
6.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word entrant comes from older words meaning 'to enter' and shares the same root as enter and entrance. So an entrant is someone who 'enters' a competition, event, or place.