entrant

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɛntrənt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈɛntrənt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(en′trənt)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
en•trant /ˈɛntrənt/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a person who takes part in a competition or contest.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
en•trant  (en′trənt),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a competitor in a contest.
  2. a new member, as of an association or school.
  3. a person who enters.
  • French, noun, nominal use of entrant, present participle of entrer to enter
  • 1625–35

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
entrant / ˈɛntrənt/
  1. a person who enters
Etymology: 17th Century: from French, literally: entering, from entrer to enter
'entrant' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bathing beauty - entry blank - fair shake - floor exercise - front runner - intrant - ladder tournament - rabbit - re-entrant - reentrant - salient - spoiler - start

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