1. (noun) the contestant you hope to defeat

• challenger
• competition
• contender
• rival

1. (noun) the contestant you hope to defeat

• champ
• champion
• title-holder
• comer
• enemy
• foe
• favorite
• favourite
• front-runner
• finalist
• king
• queen
• world-beater
• runner-up
• second best
• scratch
• semifinalist
• street fighter
• tier
• tilter

1. (noun) the contestant you hope to defeat

• contestant

1. (noun) the contestant you hope to defeat

• challenge
• compete
• compete
• contend
• contend
• vie
• vie
• emulous
• rivalrous
• rival