contestant Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a person who participates in competitions
  2. noun a person who dissents from some established policy
    objector; dissident; dissenter; protester.

WordNet

Con*test"ant noun
Etymology
Cf. F. contestant.
Definitions
  1. One who contests; an opponent; a litigant; a disputant; one who claims that which has been awarded to another.

Webster 1913