entrant vs novice

entrant and novice both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of entrant include beginner, initiate, tiro, tyro.

entrant (noun)	novice (noun)
a commodity that enters competition with established merchandise	someone new to a field or activity
one who enters a competition	someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows
any new participant in some activity
someone who enters