contestant
adj.
1660s, from French contestant, present participle of contester (see contest, v.).
n.
"one who contests," from contestant, adj.. Popularized in U.S. Civil War, when it was a journalist's term for the combatants on either side.
| 词汇 | contestant |
| 词根词缀 | Online Etymology Dictionary contestant adj. 1660s, from French contestant, present participle of contester (see contest, v.). n. "one who contests," from contestant, adj.. Popularized in U.S. Civil War, when it was a journalist's term for the combatants on either side. |
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