entrant
n.a person who joins a competition, race, or contest. You use this word when someone officially signs up to take part in an event.
n.a person who has entered a competition, race, or contest. Often used in the plural to refer to the collective group of participants.
“The winner of the race was announced to the crowd of entrants.”
“The organizers welcomed over five hundred entrants to the marathon, many of whom had traveled from other countries.”
“While the field of entrants was smaller than expected, the quality of the submissions remained remarkably high, demonstrating the depth of talent in the region.”
“The country won the right to stage the competition after its entrant, Dara, won both the jury and public vote for her club anthem, Bangaranga, at this year's event.”
“Focusing on two new entrants called Satyarth and Hari, the film documents their daily routines, which largely revolve around Sanskrit classes.”
From French entrant, present participle of entrer.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.