challenger
One who challengesOne who challenges.
» He looked the toughest of all the challengers.
Значение
значений: 5One who challenges.
One who challenges.
One who confronts or opposes; a confronter, an opposer.
challengers of traditional attitudes
One who plays against the current champion of a contest or game in hopes of winning and becoming the new champion.
The champion hopes to defeat his new challenger in the game to remain undefeated.
One child stood as king of the hill, and tried to withstand the pushes and shoves of his challengers.
(также, атрибутивное)Often in the form Challenger: a match, tournament, or tour of the second-highest tier organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals.
One who challenges.
(устаревшее)One who brings a legal claim; a claimant, a plaintiff; also, one who accuses; an accuser.
- the contestant you hope to defeat
Примеры
предложений: 11He looked the toughest of all the challengers.
The flyweight champion contended with a strong challenger.
The champion had the challengers at his mercy.
He's mowed down a parade of challengers before.
We hope the challenger will unseat the incumbent.
Переводы
языков: 8По значениям 1
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Происхождение
Inherited from Middle English chalengere, chalangeour, chalenger (“one who causes injury,Inherited from Middle English chalengere, chalangeour, chalenger (“one who causes injury, or makes false charges or slanderous statements; one who disputes, disputant, objector; claimant”), and then partly from both of the following:
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Формы
мн. число: challengersСинонимы
синонимов: 7- the contestant you hope to defeat:rivalcompetitorcompetitioncontender