contestant Synonyms

adversary candidate challenger rival entrant competitor hopeful contender dissenter participant dissident objector opponent player antagonist applicant protester resister striver struggler swordplayer swordsman tilter withdrawer squabbler sprinter polemist remonstrator racer qualifier scuffler pugilist solicitant sportsman postulant seeker withstander wrestler man-at-arms jazzman quarreler recitalist semifinalist entrants job seeker applicants competitors players distance runner favorite son