contender
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English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /kənˈtɛn.dɚ/
Audio (US) (file) Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -ɛndə(ɹ)
- Hyphenation: con‧ten‧der
Noun
contender (plural contenders)
- Someone who competes with one or more other people.
- Someone who has a viable chance of winning a competition.
Translations
someone who competes
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Anagrams
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin contendere.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: con‧ten‧der
Verb
contender (first-person singular present contendo, first-person singular preterite contendi, past participle contendido)
- (intransitive) to contend (to strive in opposition)
Conjugation
Conjugation of contender (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Related terms
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Latin contendere.
Pronunciation
Verb
contender (first-person singular present contiendo, first-person singular preterite contendí, past participle contendido)
Conjugation
Conjugation of contender (e-ie alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Related terms
Further reading
- “contender”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014