2
hopeful(noun, competitor)
2
litigant(noun, match, opposition, rival, opponent)
2
member(noun, competitor)
2
nominee(noun, job, competitor, runner, candidate)
2
qualifier
2
soldier(noun, tough, opponent, champion, combatant)
1
GI(tough, opponent, champion, mercenary, militant)
1
aggressor(tough, opponent, champion, mercenary, militant)
1
anti(noun, match, opposition, rival, opponent)
1
antonym
1
assaulter(noun, opponent)
1
bandit(noun, match, opposition, rival, opponent)
1
belted knight
1
bickerer
1
bidder(noun, opposition, job, rival, enemy)
1
blade
1
boxer(noun, tough, opponent, champion, mercenary)
1
bravo
1
bullyboy
1
carouser
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