Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Entrant"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Entrant \En"trant\, n. [See {Entrance}, n.]
1. One who enters; a beginner. ``The entrant upon life.''
--Bp. Terrot.
2. An applicant for admission. --Stormonth.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
entrant
n 1: a commodity that enters competition with established
merchandise; "a well publicized entrant is the pocket
computer"
2: any new participant in some activity [syn: {newcomer}, {fledgling},
{fledgeling}, {starter}, {neophyte}, {freshman}]
3: someone who enters; "new entrants to the country must go
though immigration procedures"
4: one who enters a competition
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