: one that enters
especially
: one that enters a contest
Examples of entrant in a Sentence
Each entrant had to agree to the contest rules.
new entrants into a highly competitive field
Recent Examples on the Web
Patrick never quite made the big leagues and is now more or less washed up, sleeping in his car and scrounging for food while counting on prize money, or at least an entrant’s fee, to get him to the next match.
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
Lopez was an early entrant into the podcast network sector.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 27 Mar. 2024
The Saudi tech fund, which is being put together with the help of Wall Street banks, will be the latest potential entrant into a field already awash in cash.
—Rob Copeland, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024
The Idea of You, a new romantic comedy starring Anne Hathaway, is the latest entrant in this genre.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2024
Here are Arizona's entrants on the new Forbes global billionaires list, with wealth totals estimated as of March 8.
—The Arizona Republic, 6 Apr. 2024
Dillard isn’t listed among the entrants at Arcadia, but new state leader Rickey Green of Sacramento Inderkum, who clocked a 13.70 at the Stanford Invitational, is in the field.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2024
The joint statement — from the entrants who will represent Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Lithuania, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Switzerland and the United Kingdom — comes a little more than a month before this year’s edition of the pop extravaganza in May.
—Andrew Jones, NBC News, 29 Mar. 2024
High costs mean these galleries continue to dominate the space, create barriers for new entrants and enjoy an outsized share of the art sector's profits.
—Pearl Lam, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
Lopez was an early entrant into the podcast network sector.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 27 Mar. 2024
The Saudi tech fund, which is being put together with the help of Wall Street banks, will be the latest potential entrant into a field already awash in cash.
—Rob Copeland, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024
The Idea of You, a new romantic comedy starring Anne Hathaway, is the latest entrant in this genre.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2024
Here are Arizona's entrants on the new Forbes global billionaires list, with wealth totals estimated as of March 8.
—The Arizona Republic, 6 Apr. 2024
Dillard isn’t listed among the entrants at Arcadia, but new state leader Rickey Green of Sacramento Inderkum, who clocked a 13.70 at the Stanford Invitational, is in the field.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2024
The joint statement — from the entrants who will represent Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Lithuania, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Switzerland and the United Kingdom — comes a little more than a month before this year’s edition of the pop extravaganza in May.
—Andrew Jones, NBC News, 29 Mar. 2024
High costs mean these galleries continue to dominate the space, create barriers for new entrants and enjoy an outsized share of the art sector's profits.
—Pearl Lam, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Entrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entrant. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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entrant
noun
en·trant
ˈen-trənt 
: one that enters
especially
: one that enters a contest
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