WordNet: contestant

a person who participates in competitions

• hypernym individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul

• hyponym agonist

• hyponym athlete, jock

• hyponym defaulter

• hyponym entrant

• hyponym long shot

• hyponym also-ran, loser

• hyponym opponent, opposite, opposition

• hyponym outsider

• hyponym participant, player

• hyponym pothunter

• hyponym qualifier

• hyponym challenger, competition, competitor, contender, rival

• hyponym starter

• hyponym victor, winner

• hyponym withdrawer

contestant

• (suomi) kilpailija (synonyymi)