challenger

1. One who challenges.

2. One who challenges.

   One who confronts or opposes; a confronter, an opposer.

   challengers of traditional attitudes

3. 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.

4. (also, attributive)Often in the form Challenger: a match, tournament, or tour of the second-highest tier organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals.

5. One who challenges.

   (obsolete)One who brings a legal claim; a claimant, a plaintiff; also, one who accuses; an accuser.

1. He looked the toughest of all the challengers.

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2. The flyweight champion contended with a strong challenger.

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3. The champion had the challengers at his mercy.

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4. He's mowed down a parade of challengers before.

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5. In two moves, Kasparov will check the challenger.

   Через два ходи Каспаров поставить претенденту шах.

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