contestant vs rival

rival vs contestant

contestant and rival both are nouns.

contestant is not an adjective while rival is an adjective.

contestant is not a verb while rival is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
contestant	Yes	No	No	No
rival	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, rival is a hyponym of contestant; that is, rival is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than contestant:

contestant: a person who participates in competitions
rival: the contestant you hope to defeat

Other hyponyms of contestant include agonist, athlete, jock, defaulter, entrant, long shot, also-ran, loser, opponent, opposite, opposition, outsider, participant, player, pothunter, qualifier, challenger, competition, competitor, contender, starter, victor, winner, withdrawer.

contestant (noun)	rival (noun)
a person who participates in competitions	the contestant you hope to defeat
a person who dissents from some established policy

contestant (adjective)	rival (adjective)
	as a rival in a competition

contestant (verb)	rival (verb)
	be the rival of, be in competition with
	be equal to in quality or ability

Difference between contestant and rival

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