challenger

«challenger» in Mova's school dictionary: A person or team that tries to beat the champion or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a challenger, challengers)

meaning for a pupil

1) A person or team that tries to beat the champion or winner in a competition. tree →

2) A person who questions whether something is right or true. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in sport and games (the challenger fights the champion), in elections (a challenger tries to win a seat), and in debate. It tells the reader who is trying to take the top place. Phrases: the challenger to, a new challenger, strong challenger.

examples

• The young challenger beat the champion in the final. tree →
• A new challenger has entered the chess club. tree →
• The challenger trained hard for the boxing match. tree →
• She was a strong challenger for the title. tree →
• In the election, the challenger won more votes. tree →
• Every challenger must pass three tests. tree →
• The challenger questioned the referee's decision. tree →

note

Countable: challengers. From challenge. Opposite role: champion, holder. Does not always mean the person is rude; it means they compete or question.

In the corpora

• The deepest known point of the ocean is the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench in the Pacific, about 10,900 metres down.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «challenger» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.