human, individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"

agonist - someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon)

athlete, jock - a person trained to compete in sports

defaulter - a contestant who forfeits a match

entrant - one who enters a competition

long shot - a contestant that is unlikely to win

also-ran, loser - a contestant who loses the contest

opponent, opposite, opposition - a contestant that you are matched against

outsider - a constestant (human or animal) not considered to have a good chance to win

player, participant - a person who participates in or is skilled at some game

pothunter - someone who participates in contests in order to collect trophies

qualifier - a contestant who meets certain requirements and so qualifies to take part in the next stage of competition; "the tournament was won by a late qualifier"

challenger, competitor, contender, rival, competition - the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing"

starter - a contestant who is in the game at the beginning

winner, victor - the contestant who wins the contest

withdrawer - a contestant who withdraws from competition

human, individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"

conscientious objector, CO - one who refuses to serve in the armed forces on grounds of conscience

recusant, nonconformist - someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct

political dissident - a dissenter from political orthodoxy

NIMBY - someone who objects to siting something in their own neighborhood but does not object to it being sited elsewhere; an acronym for not in my backyard