Noun
One who contests; an opponent; a litigant; a disputant; one who claims that which has been awarded to another.
Source: Webster's dictionaryFOX is developing a new reality dating series called Playing it Straight, in which a female contestant will date 14 bachelors, some of whom are gay, and some are straight. The show was originally called The Tina Fey College Experience. Tina Fey
Sometimes I feel like I'm a contestant in a reality show that probably would be called The Apprentice Survivor Millionaire. Bob Iger
It sounded artificial, like a beauty pageant contestant pledging world peace. I did feel sad, but articulating it seemed cheap to me. Gillian Schieber Flynn
It was a show that you played at home and you're saying to the contestant do this and do that. When you at home are involved in yelling at the screen, then you know you've got an audience. Monty Hall
As I slowly managed to take what I had learned into a transition from contestant to announcer and warm-up, I first had to prove myself on pilots. And as you know, many pilots are taped for each show that is lucky enough to breakthrough to being a series. Randy West
Of course watching a particularly exciting game or a wonderful contestant is always a joy. Randy West