83 entries under noun topic. ×

3
amateur(desire, participant)
3
contender(job, competitor, participant, runner)
3
devotee
3
lover
3
solicitor(entry, competitor, contestant, candidate)
3
votary
2
activist(government, supplicant, requester)
2
adversary(match, opposition, rival, enemy)
2
antagonist(opposition, rival, enemy, competitor)
2
applier
2
challenger(opposition, rival, enemy, competitor)
2
disputant(opposition, rival, enemy, competitor)
2
office-seeker
2
opponent(person, match, opposition, rival)
2
player(match, opposition, rival, enemy)
2
rival(match, opposition, enemy, competitor)
2
runner
2
would-be(adjective, eager, hopeful, wishful)
1
beggar(petitioner, supplicant)
1
anti(match, opposition, rival, opponent)
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