Challenger — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the contestant you hope to defeat

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈæpjʊlˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈaɪkluːlˌɛfaɪn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈaɪkluːlˌɛfaɪn/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹˈæpjʊlˌeɪt/.

Examples

he had respect for his rivals
he wanted to know what the competition was doing

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

competitor rival competition contender

Parts of Speech

noun	the contestant you hope to defeat “he had respect for his rivals”

Word Forms

rivalrous	adjective	eager to surpass others
rival	verb	be the rival of, be in competition with
challenge	verb	issue a challenge to
compete	verb	compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
contend	verb	compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Herausforderer

der Teilnehmer, den Sie zu besiegen hoffen

🇪🇸Spanish

desafiador

El concursante que esperas derrotar.

🇮🇹Italian

sfidante

il concorrente che speri di sconfiggere

🇳🇱Dutch

uitdager

de deelnemer die je hoopt te verslaan

🇵🇹Portuguese

desafiador

o competidor que você espera derrotar

🇷🇺Russian

претендент

участник, которого вы надеетесь победить

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दावेदार

जिस प्रतियोगी को आप हराने की आशा करते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

চ্যালেঞ্জার

যে প্রতিযোগীকে আপনি পরাজিত করতে আশা করেন

🇮🇳Tamil

சவால் செய்பவர்

நீங்கள் தோற்கடிக்க நினைக்கும் போட்டியாளர்

🇮🇳Telugu

సవాలు చేసేవాడు

మీరు ఓడించాలని ఆశిస్తున్న పోటీదారు

🇮🇳Marathi

आव्हानकर्ता

ज्या स्पर्धकाला तुम्ही पराभूत करू इच्छिता

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચેલેન્જર

જે સ્પર્ધકને તમે હરાવવાની આશા રાખો છો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸವಾಲುಗಾರ

ನೀವು ಸೋಲಿಸಲು ಆಶಿಸುವ ಸ್ಪರ್ಧಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വെല്ലുവിളിക്കുന്നവൻ

നിങ്ങൾ പരാജയപ്പെടുത്തുമെന്ന് പ്രതീക്ഷിക്കുന്ന മത്സരാർത്ഥിയെ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੁਣੌਤੀ ਦੇਣ ਵਾਲਾ

ਜਿਸ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਯੋਗੀ ਨੂੰ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਹਰਾਉਣ ਦੀ ਉਮੀਦ ਕਰਦੇ ਹੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

چیلنجر

جس مدمقابل کو آپ کو شکست دینے کی امید ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

挑战者

你希望击败的参赛者

🇯🇵Japanese

挑戦者

あなたが倒したい出場者

🇰🇷Korean

도전자

당신이 이기고 싶은 참가자

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người thách thức

thí sinh mà bạn hy vọng đánh bại

🇹🇭Thai

ผู้ท้าชิง

ผู้เข้าแข่งขันที่คุณหวังจะเอาชนะ

🇮🇩Indonesian

penantang

kontestan yang ingin Anda kalahkan

🇵🇭Filipino

naghahamon

ang kalahok na inaasahan mong matalo

🇲🇾Malay

pencabar

peserta yang anda harap dapat kalahkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

منافس

المتسابق الذي تتمنى هزيمته

🇮🇷Persian

رقیب

شرکت کننده ای که امیدوارید شکست دهید

🇹🇷Turkish

meydan okuyan

yenmeyi umduğunuz yarışmacı

🇮🇱Hebrew

מאתגר

המתמודד שאתה מקווה להביס

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The primary meaning of 'challenger' is 'the contestant you hope to defeat'.

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