Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun One that challenges.
  • noun Sports One who competes against the holder of a title or championship, as in boxing.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One who challenges or defies another to a duel or contest of any kind.
  • noun An objector; one who calls in question.
  • noun A claimant; one who demands something as of right.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun One who challenges.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun One who challenges.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the contestant you hope to defeat

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Examples

  • � Her main challenger is Jose Serra, a former governor who was trailing at 33 percent.

    Brazil's Rousseff Faces Runoff In Presidential Race 2010

  • � Her main challenger is Jose Serra, a former governor who was trailing at 33 percent.

    Brazil's Rousseff Faces Runoff In Presidential Race 2010

  • The French ace beat his title challenger Mikko Hirvonen by over two minutes with the Finn's compatriot and Ford Fiesta teammate Jari-Matti Latvala in third, 2:32.sec adrift.

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2011

  • Oliver Shoffren�s side came up against another title challenger last week and although it only saw them take one point from a possible six against Norstar B, Shoffren was satisfied that his side gave as much as they could.

    Totally Jewish News Feed 2010

  • COPENHAGEN (AP) - Odense scuppered Brondby's hopes of going top of the Danish first division on Sunday by holding the title challenger to a 0-0 draw.

    unknown title 2009

  • The winner of the heavyweight main event will determine the title challenger next in line once Brock Lesnar recovers from his sickness and puts his belt up against Shane Carwin.

    FanHouse 2009

  • Again, when you are the incumbent, and your challenger is a virtual unknown, this is not a good result.

    Discourse.net: Outpouring of Support for Candidate Running Against Obama's Heckler 2009

  • "Benfica is always considered a title challenger, and nothing is decided yet, but I think we have taken an important step toward" the title, Luisão told reporters after the win over Braga.

    The Benefits of Being Benfica Gabriele Marcotti 2010

  • "Benfica is always considered a title challenger, and nothing is decided yet, but I think we have taken an important step toward" the title, Luisão told reporters after the win over Braga.

    The Benefits of Being Benfica Gabriele Marcotti 2010

  • "Benfica is always considered a title challenger, and nothing is decided yet, but I think we have taken an important step toward" the title, Luisão told reporters after the win over Braga.

    The Benefits of Being Benfica Gabriele Marcotti 2010

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