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entrant

[ en-truhnt ]

noun

  1. a competitor in a contest.
  2. a new member, as of an association or school.
  3. a person who enters.


entrant

/ ˈɛԳٰəԳ /

noun

  1. a person who enters
  2. a new member of a group, society, or association
  3. a person who enters a competition or contest; competitor
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ԴDz·tԳ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of entrant1

1625–35; < French, noun use of entrant, present participle of entrer to enter
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Word History and Origins

Origin of entrant1

C17: from French, literally: entering, from entrer to enter
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This year's race attracted one entrant - named Chester Barkington - from as far afield as Yorkshire.

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"If an established operator, who's already invested tens of millions in the site over the last decade or so can't make it work, then it's unlikely a new entrant could make it work," he said.

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Forest have gone from relegation favourites to Champions League entrants.

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Ms Pegg had been a "rising star" in the Prison Service, climbing the career ladder from graduate entrant to prison governor in six years, Preston Crown Court was told.

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They have objected to the Home Office after later being fined £1,500 for failing to "check that no clandestine entrant was concealed" in their motorhome.

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