contender
11contender — 1540s, agent noun from CONTEND (Cf. contend) …
12contender — |ê| v. intr. 1. Ter contenda. 2. Disputar; altercar; litigar; dirigir provocações. 3. Competir; disputar a primazia, influir, atacar. 4. Ser relativo; ter influência; não ser alheio; ter algum ponto de contato …
13contender — (Del lat. contendĕre). 1. intr. lidiar (ǁ pelear, batallar). 2. Disputar, debatir, altercar. 3. Discutir, contraponer opiniones, puntos de vista, etc. ¶ MORF. conjug. c. entender …
14Contender — Klassenzeichen Bootsmaße Länge üA: 4,88 m …
15contender — n. 1) a leading; likely; presidential contender 2) a contender for (the leading contender for the heavyweight crown) * * * [kən tendə] likely presidentialcontender a leading a contender for (the leading contender for the heavyweight crown) …
16contender — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ serious, strong ▪ leading, main, major, number one, obvious (esp. BrE), top ▪ Senator …
17contender — con|tend|er [kənˈtendə US ər] n someone or something that is in competition with other people or things contender for ▪ a contender for the Democratic nomination serious/strong/leading etc contender ▪ Her new album has to be a strong contender… …
18contender — UK [kənˈtendə(r)] / US [kənˈtendər] noun [countable] Word forms contender : singular contender plural contenders someone who competes with other people for a prize or job contender for: She s one of three contenders for the vice presidency. •… …
19contender — (Del lat. contendere.) ► verbo intransitivo 1 Luchar dos o más personas: ■ en la batalla contendieron romanos y alanos. SE CONJUGA COMO tender SINÓNIMO batallar combatir guerrear lidiar …
20contender — [[t]kənte̱ndə(r)[/t]] contenders N COUNT: usu with supp, oft N for/in n A contender is someone who takes part in a competition. [JOURNALISM] Her trainer said yesterday that she would be a strong contender for a place in Britain s Olympic squad …
