FRONT-RUNNER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A competitor thought likely to win

Synonyms:

favorite; favourite; front-runner

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("front-runner" is a kind of...):

challenger; competition; competitor; contender; rival (the contestant you hope to defeat)

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