Challenger
Pronunciation: /ˈtʃæləndʒər/
Challenger (noun)
- a person or team that competes against someone else in a contest or game.
- a person who tries to win a political position against someone already holding it.
- a new product or company that competes with established ones in the market.
Examples
- The challenger trained hard for the upcoming match.
- Every challenger hopes to win the championship.
Common collocations: face a challenger, strong challenger, defeat a challenger, political challenger, emerge as a challenger