entrant

noun entrant

• applicant — An applicant for something such as a job or a place at a college is someone who makes a formal written request to be given it.
• contestant — A contestant in a competition or quiz is a person who takes part in it.
• candidate — A candidate is someone who is being considered for a position, for example someone who is running in an election or applying for a job.
• participant — a person or group that participates; partaker.
• competitor — A company's competitors are companies who are trying to sell similar goods or services to the same people.