Difference between Competitor and Contender

COMPETITOR vs CONTENDER: NOUN

A participant in a competition, especially in athletics.
A person or organization against whom one is competing.
An associate; a confederate.
One who seeks what another seeks, or claims what another claims; one who competes; a rival.
One who competes with another in zeal for the same cause; a zealous associate or confederate; a comrade.
One who competes; one who contends for and endeavors to obtain what another seeks at the same time, or claims what another claims; a rival.
One that competes with another, as in sports or business; a rival.
The contestant you hope to defeat

Runner, Bidder, Skater, Opponent, Athlete, Player, Racer, Entrant, Competing, Competitive, Adversary, Contender, Challenger, Competition, Rival

Contestant, Favorite, Suitor, Aspirant, Nominee, Opponent, Champ, Candidate, Champion, Pretender, Frontrunner, Competition, Rival, Competitor, Challenger

Guy, Runner, Skater, Opponent, Athlete, Player, Racer, Entrant, Competing, Competitive, Adversary, Contender, Challenger, Competition, Rival

Contestant, Favorite, Suitor, Aspirant, Nominee, Opponent, Champ, Candidate, Champion, Pretender, Frontrunner, Competition, Rival, Competitor, Challenger

Dean Ambrose got a lot of success both as a singles competitor and as a tag team competitor in WWE.
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Make physical contact with any other competitor at any time each competitor will with.
This proposal has been submitted, independently, without collusion with other Vendors or with any competitor or potential competitor.
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At the request of a competitor, this SPA may be applied her negotiations between the parties and that competitor.
No competitor will falsify score, or classification, nor that of any other competitor, nor be an accessory thereto.
No competitor gets a second chance, unless the Head Judge determines that the competitor has been unintentionally wronged.
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