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applicant
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candidate(person, job, competitor, participant)
3
contrarian(person, opposition, opponent, competitor)
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emulator(opposition, agent, villain, rebel)
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nominee(job, competitor, runner, candidate)
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scrapper(tough, competitor, participant, bodyguard)
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corrival(person, conflict)
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arguer
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assailant(opposition, agent, villain, rebel)
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athlete
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bandit(opposition, agent, villain, rebel)
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claimant
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disputer
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fencer
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participant(competitor, contestant, candidate)
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wrangler
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wrestler
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addresser
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agent(opposition, villain, rebel, criminal)
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archenemy(opposition, agent, villain, rebel)
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APASmart Define. (2015). contender thesaurus. Retrieved September 28, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/contender/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "contender thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/contender/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 28, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, contender thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 28 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/contender/thesaurus/synonyms>.
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