"contester" meaning in English

See contester in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: contesters [plural]
Etymology: From contest + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|contest|er|id2=agent noun}} contest + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} contester (plural contesters)
  1. One who contests something.
    Sense id: en-contester-en-noun-JxjzSG05 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages with 5 entries, Old French entries with incorrect language header, Old French verbs ending in -er Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 23 20 25 25 4 3 Disambiguation of Old French verbs ending in -er: 25 14 30 16 9 8

Inflected forms

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