A contender is someone who takes part in a competition.
例句
Her trainer said yesterday that she would be a strong contender for a place in Britain's Olympic squad...她的教练昨天说,她将是英国奥运代表队席位的有力争夺者。Our British Affairs correspondent reports on how the three contenders reacted to the news of the resignation.我们的“英国国内事务”记者报道了3名竞争者对辞职消息的反应。
英汉词典释义
n.
(冠军)争夺者;竞争者
a strong contender for the gold medal金牌的强有力争夺者
英英词典释义
Noun
1. the contestant you hope to defeat;
"he had respect for his rivals""he wanted to know what the competition was doing"