entrant vs contestant

entrant and contestant both are nouns.

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

As nouns, contestant is a hypernym of entrant; that is, contestant is a word with a broader meaning than entrant:

entrant (noun)	contestant (noun)
a commodity that enters competition with established merchandise	a person who participates in competitions
one who enters a competition	a person who dissents from some established policy
any new participant in some activity
someone who enters