{
    "term": "contender",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a person or team with a chance of winning a competition",
            "sensetop": "contender (for something)contender to do something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a contender for a gold medal in the Olympics",
                    "contextForm": "contender (for something)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **leading/serious/strong contender** for the party leadership"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Germany last night emerged as a contender to stage next year's event.",
                    "contextForm": "contender to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's gone from being a serious title contender to being totally written off."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was considered a leading contender for the Democratic presidential nomination."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a strong contender for the gold medal"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He is seen as one of the leading contenders for the post."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Peter is a contender for the gold medal in the Olympics."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She is a strong contender for the party leadership."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The team has proved that it is a genuine title contender."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["serious", "strong", "leading"],
                "preposition": ["contender for"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈtendə(r)/",
                "audio": "xc/contender/xcontender__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈtendər/",
                "audio": "xc/contender/xcontender__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}