D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Contestant

/kən-tĕs'-tənt/ · Con·test·ant · IPA /kənˈtɛstənt/
01 n. One who contests; an opponent; a litigant; a disputant; one who claims that which has been awarded to another.
  1. 1.
    One who contests; an opponent; a litigant; a disputant; one who claims that which has been awarded to another.