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backer(champion, partisan, hero, winner)
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bandit(match, opposition, rival, opponent)
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bidder(match, opposition, rival, opponent)
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candidate(match, opposition, rival, enemy)
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champ(champion, hero, winner, defender)
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claimer
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con(match, opposition, rival, opponent)
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confronter
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conqueror(champion, hero, winner, defender)
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contention
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corrival
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counteragent(match, opposition, rival, opponent)
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dark horse(expression, opposition, rival, favorite)
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defender(champion, partisan, hero, winner)
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demander
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demurrer
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disputant(opposition, rival, opponent, enemy)
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dissentient(match, opposition, rival, opponent)
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endorser(champion, partisan, hero, winner)
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entrant(opposition, rival, opponent, peer)
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