3
battler(noun, competitor, participant, candidate, contender)
3
contender(noun, competitor, participant, candidate)
2
challenger(noun, competitor, participant, candidate, contender)
2
contestant(noun, competitor)
2
disputer
2
matcher
2
struggler
1
actionist
1
adversary(noun, competitor, participant, candidate, contender)
1
antagonist(noun, competitor, participant, candidate, contender)
1
arguer
1
aspirant(competitor, participant, candidate, contender)
1
brawler
1
campaigner
1
candidate(noun, competitor, participant, contender)
1
combatant(competitor, participant, candidate, contender)
1
combater
1
competer
1
competitor(noun, participant, candidate, contender)
1
conflicter
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