Explore Contestant through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like person or soul. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Contestant meaning
- A participant in a contest; specifically, a person who plays a game, as on a TV game show.
- One who brings a legal challenge.
Synonyms of Contestant
Using Contestant
- The main meaning on this page is: A participant in a contest; specifically, a person who plays a game, as on a TV game show. | One who brings a legal challenge.
- Useful related words include: person, soul, mortal, somebody.
- In the example corpus, contestant often appears in combinations such as: contestant on, the contestant, as contestant.
Context around Contestant
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 12 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Contestant
- In this selection, "contestant" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, former, stars, last, tom, compensation and criticized stand out and add context to how "contestant" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a former contestant and i and a former contestant on and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "contestant" sits close to words such as bees, cosmic and fearing, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with contestant
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Also, other contestant, Comr. (4 words)
Each contestant is allowed one additional spin and the contestant with the higher score advances to the Showcase. (18 words)
A couple summers ago, I started talking with a former contestant, and I decided to go for it. (18 words)
It's surprising that Kayko would actually give an answer to which season 22 contestant he'd like to see win, but it seems that he's not the only contestant who's rooting for Triston to take the crown. (40 words)
If the match ended in a tie, one final question was played with the star of one contestant's choosing; if the contestant agreed or disagreed correctly, he/she won the match; otherwise, the match went to the opponent. (39 words)
A former railway conductor and professional bodybuilder, Godderz first gained widespread public notice as a contestant on the 10th and 11th seasons of followed by numerous surprise guest visits to the house over the ensuing years. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
It's surprising that Kayko would actually give an answer to which season 22 contestant he'd like to see win, but it seems that he's not the only contestant who's rooting for Triston to take the crown.
Love Island: All Stars contestant, Tom Clare offered a lighthearted hint about contestant compensation during an interview with magazine.
With every buzzer, Surbhi had to take the name of one contestant she wants to nominate and then blow up the bunker of that contestant.
After each pricing game, another contestant is called to "come on down" to fill the spot of the contestant that won the previous round.
Also, the rules of individual immunity were changed so that a contestant who won immunity in a challenge was able to give it to another contestant.
Beauty pageant coach Victor Melling ( Michael Caine ), whose reputation was ruined after his last contestant criticized his methods, teaches the tomboyish Gracie how to dress, walk, and act like a contestant.
Each contestant is allowed one additional spin and the contestant with the higher score advances to the Showcase.
If a contestant bids the actual retail price, a bell rings and the contestant wins a cash bonus in addition to the prize.
If the chosen key started the car, the contestant won it and retired; otherwise, the contestant returned the next day with that car eliminated should he or she return to the bonus game.
If the match ended in a tie, one final question was played with the star of one contestant's choosing; if the contestant agreed or disagreed correctly, he/she won the match; otherwise, the match went to the opponent.
In the event of a tie with the first contestant, the second contestant should stand on 70¢ or more.
The contestants received instructions to administer what they thought would be near fatal electric shocks to another "contestant" (really an actor) when that other contestant erred on memorized word-associations.
There was no "final answer" rule; the contestant's responses were automatically locked in. Answering a question correctly earned a contestant the value of that question, multiplied by the number of people who responded incorrectly.
Aami ‘Mimi’ Mills made Canberra proud in the long-awaited return of Shark Tank Australia as the only Canberran contestant of the season.
A couple summers ago, I started talking with a former contestant, and I decided to go for it.
A former railway conductor and professional bodybuilder, Godderz first gained widespread public notice as a contestant on the 10th and 11th seasons of followed by numerous surprise guest visits to the house over the ensuing years.
Also, other contestant, Comr.
Although one recent contestant did reveal a chink of self-doubt when she remarked, ‘I’ve got a grey hair.
Amanda, who started dating Michael after being friends for two years, was a contestant on ' season of "The Bachelor" in 2016.
Among the performers there was drag queen Brita Filter, a former contestant on and bisexual singer Betty Who.
Common combinations with contestant
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- contestant on 26×
- the contestant 20×
- as contestant 11×
- fellow contestant 10×
- former contestant 9×
- contestant to 9×
- one contestant 7×
- each contestant 7×
- another contestant 6×
- contestant and 6×