(~s)
A ~ is someone who takes part in a competition. (JOURNALISM)
Her trainer said yesterday that she would be a strong ~ for a place in Britain’s Olympic squad...
N-COUNT: usu with supp, oft N for/in n
(~s)
A ~ is someone who takes part in a competition. (JOURNALISM)
Her trainer said yesterday that she would be a strong ~ for a place in Britain’s Olympic squad...
N-COUNT: usu with supp, oft N for/in n
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012