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Hrsanei Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Contender and competitor

Hi.

What is the difference with contender and competitor? Are they synonymous?

Because their verb forms are synonym. Contend(v)=compete

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Top answer

I take a contender to be someone in sports (especially boxing) who has a good chance of winning a championship. A competitor is less specific - one of many contestants or opponents in any kind of endeavor, whether a television game or a business enterprise. CJ

— CalifJim

  • I take a contender to be someone in sports (especially boxing) who has a good chance of winning a championship.
  • A competitor is less specific - one of many contestants or opponents in any kind of endeavor, whether a television game or a business enterprise.
  • CJ
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I take a contender to be someone in sports (especially boxing) who has a good chance of winning a championship.

A competitor is less specific - one of many contestants or opponents in any kind of endeavor, whether a television game or a business enterprise.

CJ
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Thank you very much Jim.
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