contestant vs participant
participant vs contestantcontestant and participant both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| contestant | Yes | No | No | No |
| participant | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
participant is a hyponym of
contestant; that is, participant is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
contestant:
- contestant: a person who participates in competitions
- participant: a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
Other hyponyms of contestant include
agonist, athlete, jock, defaulter, entrant, long shot, also-ran, loser, opponent, opposite, opposition, outsider, player, pothunter, qualifier, challenger, competition, competitor, contender, rival, starter, victor, winner, withdrawer.
| contestant (noun) | participant (noun) |
|---|---|
| a person who participates in competitions | someone who takes part in an activity |
| a person who dissents from some established policy | a person who participates in or is skilled at some game |
Words related to "contestant"
- CO
- NIMBY
- actor
- agonist
- also-ran
- athlete
- challenger
- competition
- competitor
- conscientious objector
- contender
- defaulter
- dissenter
- dissident
- doer
- entrant
- jock
- long shot
- loser
- nonconformist
- objector
- opponent
- opposite
- opposition
- outsider
- participant
- player
- political dissident
- pothunter
- protester
- qualifier
- recusant
- rival
- starter
- victor
- winner
- withdrawer
- worker
Words related to "participant"
- MVP
- associate
- attendant
- attendee
- attender
- ballplayer
- baseball player
- billiard player
- bowler
- bride
- bridegroom
- card player
- chess player
- contestant
- cosplayer
- dart player
- discussant
- football player
- footballer
- goalie
- goalkeeper
- goaltender
- golf player
- golfer
- grandmaster
- groom
- hockey player
- ice-hockey player
- lacrosse player
- linksman
- masker
- masquer
- masquerader
- meeter
- most valuable player
- netkeeper
- netminder
- partaker
- participate
- player
- playmaker
- pool player
- retreatant
- scorer
- seed
- seeded player
- server
- sharer
- shooter
- soccer player
- stringer
- tennis player
- volleyball player
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