contestant Synonyms

dissenter objector dissident protester participator scuffler seeker solicitant sportsman sprinter squabbler striver struggler swordplayer rival resister party petitioner player pleasurer pleasurist polemist postulant pugilist qualifier racer remonstrator swordsman tilter marathoner favorite son man-at-arms jazzman quarreler recitalist semifinalist entrants job seeker applicants competitors players pothunter gi withdrawer withstander wrestler discussant hurdler letterman punching bag