Contender

[kuh n-tend] /kənˈtɛnd/

verb (used without object)
1.
to struggle in opposition:
to contend with the enemy for control of the port.
2.
to strive in rivalry; compete; vie:
to contend for first prize.
3.
to strive in debate; dispute earnestly:
to contend against falsehood.
verb (used with object)
4.
to assert or maintain earnestly:
He contended that taxes were too high.
/kənˈtɛnd/
verb
1.
(intransitive) often foll by with. to struggle in rivalry, battle, etc; vie
2.
to argue earnestly; debate
3.
(transitive; may take a clause as object) to assert or maintain
n.

1540s, agent noun from contend.
v.

mid-15c., from Old French contendre, from Latin contendere “to stretch out, strive after,” from com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + tendere “to stretch” (see tenet). Related: Contended; contending.

Read Also:

Contend
[kuh n-tend] /kənˈtɛnd/ verb (used without object) 1. to struggle in opposition: to contend with the enemy for control of the port. 2. to strive in rivalry; compete; vie: to contend for first prize. 3. to strive in debate; dispute earnestly: to contend against falsehood. verb (used with object) 4. to assert or maintain earnestly: […]
Contemptuousness
[kuh n-temp-choo-uh s] /kənˈtɛmp tʃu əs/ adjective 1. showing or expressing or disdain; scornful; disrespectful. /kənˈtɛmptjʊəs/ adjective 1. when predicative, often foll by of. showing or feeling contempt; disdainful adj. 1590s, from Latin contemptus (see contempt). Related: Contemptuously.
Continuo
[kuh n-tin-yoo-oh] /kənˈtɪn yuˌoʊ/ noun, plural continuos. Music. 1. a keyboard accompanying part consisting originally of a figured bass, which in modern scores is usually realized, and serving to provide or fill out the harmonic texture. /kənˈtɪnjʊˌəʊ/ noun (pl) -os 1. (music) 2. the thorough-bass part as played on a keyboard instrument, often supported by […]

Continuos
[kuh n-tin-yoo-oh] /kənˈtɪn yuˌoʊ/ noun, plural continuos. Music. 1. a keyboard accompanying part consisting originally of a figured bass, which in modern scores is usually realized, and serving to provide or fill out the harmonic texture. /kənˈtɪnjʊˌəʊ/ noun (pl) -os 1. (music) 2. the thorough-bass part as played on a keyboard instrument, often supported by […]
Continuous assessment
noun 1. the assessment of a pupil’s progress throughout a course of study rather than exclusively by examination at the end of it