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withdrawer

7.5

A person who leaves a competition before it ends

noun
/wɪðˈdrɔːər/

: persona que se retira

Despite being a top seed, he became a withdrawer just before the finals due to illness.

Examples

The tennis tournament announced that a withdrawer would be replaced by a lucky loser from the qualifying rounds.
Officials confirmed that the withdrawer cited an injury as the reason for leaving the competition.
The withdrawer left the competition early.
Did the withdrawer notify the organizers?
Despite being a top seed, he became a withdrawer just before the finals due to illness.
Officials confirmed that the withdrawer cited an injury as the reason for leaving the competition.
The tennis tournament announced that a withdrawer would be replaced by a lucky loser from the qualifying rounds.

Synonyms

scratch

vswithdrawer

Jargon

7 8.4

A competitor who has withdrawn from a competition

is broader, applying to any person leaving an event not just competitors

Antonyms

participant

295 2.4

A person who joins an activity or event

entrant

14 4.3

A person who takes part in a competition

Surface Forms

withdrawer singular

withdrawers plural

Morphology

withdrawer = withdraw (transparent) = withdraw + er

Direct agentive formation: someone who withdraws from a competition follows standard English morphology.

Etymology

Withdrawer comes from withdraw ('pull back') plus the ending -er ('person who'), so it means someone who pulls back. In a competition, a withdrawer is a contestant who pulls out of the event.