| nonpareil(noun, champion, partisan, hero, winner) |
| number one(noun, expression, champion, hero, winner) |
| numero uno(noun, expression, champion, hero, winner) |
| opposer(noun, match, opposition, rival, opponent) |
| opposition(noun, match, rival, opponent, favorite) |
| oppugnant(noun, match, opposition, rival, opponent) |
| paladin(noun, champion, partisan, hero, winner) |
| participant(noun, competitor, contestant, candidate, contender) |
| partisan(noun, champion, hero, winner, defender) |
| patron(noun, champion, partisan, hero, winner) |
| player(noun, animal, sport, opposition, rival) |
| proponent(noun, champion, partisan, hero, winner) |
| protector(noun, champion, partisan, hero, winner) |
| protester |
| provoker |
| quarreller |
| scrapper(competitor, participant, candidate, contender) |
| supporter(noun, champion, partisan, hero, winner) |
| sympathizer(noun, champion, partisan, hero, winner) |
| team member(expression, competitor, participant, candidate, contender) |