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Contender vs Challenger - What's the difference?

contender | challenger | Synonyms |

Challenger is a synonym of contender.



As nouns the difference between contender and challenger

is that contender is someone who competes with one or more other people while challenger is one who challenges.

As a proper noun Challenger is

the space shuttle Challenger, named after the HMS Challenger (1858), destroyed on January 28, 1986 with loss of its seven-member crew.

contender

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Someone who competes with one or more other people

    • See also

    * contestant

    Anagrams

    * English agent nouns ----

    challenger

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who challenges.
    • One child stood as king of the hill, and tried to withstand the pushes and shoves of his challengers .

    Synonyms

    * (one who challenges ): adversary, combatant, contender, disputer, opponent