CONTESTEE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A winner (of a race or an election etc.) whose victory is contested

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("contestee" is a kind of...):

victor; winner (the contestant who wins the contest)

Domain category:

election (a vote to select the winner of a position or political office)

Derivation:

contest (to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation)