1. Combatant; a champion.

Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language By Nuttall, P.Austin

• contense,
• contentor,
• contenue,
• contenues,
• contened,
• cantener,
• contenued,
• contenderfs,
• conteneded,
• contendors,
• contence,
• contaner,
• consinder,
• conteded,
• continders,
• contendor,
• continuer,
• contanier,
• conteneu,
• contenter

• condense,
• content,
• countenance,
• contingency,
• container,
• continence,
• condemned,
• continued,
• contemplate,
• contemporary,
• contini,
• contention,
• contend,
• contents,
• contentedly,
• contingent,
• contentious,
• contemporise,
• condemning,
• contentment,
• condensate,
• continent,
• contemn,
• content word,
• contemporize,
• condenser,
• Contended,
• contain,
• contends,
• contingence,
• contending,
• continue,
• continental,
• continency,
• condemn,
• contented,
• contempt,
• condensed.

The adjective form of the word "contender" is "contending".

The plural of the "contender" can be the "contenders".

The singular of the "contender" can be the "contender".