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# contestant

noun (a contestant, contestants)

«contestant» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A person who takes part in a competition, quiz or game show and tries to win. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/contestant/#m1)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and on TV contestants answer questions or perform to win prizes. In school there are contestants in spelling bees, quizzes and talent shows. Phrases: «the next contestant», «game show contestant», «each contestant».

### Examples

- There were ten contestants in the spelling bee. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/contestant/#x1)
- The contestant answered every question right and won a car. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/contestant/#x2)
- Each contestant had two minutes to sing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/contestant/#x3)
- The youngest contestant was only eight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/contestant/#x4)
- The judges cheered for all the contestants. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/contestant/#x5)
- She was a contestant on a cooking show for kids. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/contestant/#x6)
- Proudly she presented her baby among the other contestants. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/contestant/#x7)

### Note

Countable. Ends in -ant, not -ent. Related verb: contest (to compete for, or to argue against).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «contestant» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/contestant/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«contestant» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/contestant.html) on Mova free.