challenger
gb/t͡ʃˈælɪnd͡ʒɚ/ us/t͡ʃˈælɪnd͡ʒɚ/
B1
Inglês
~ 9100
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Nome
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entity
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person or team trying to take title
A person or team that tries to beat the person or team who is champion or in power now.
Padrão de uso:
a challenger to [someone/something]
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes confuse "challenge" and "challenger". "Challenge" is the task or action (for example, "This game is a big challenge"), while "challenger" is the person or team trying to beat someone else (for example, "He is the challenger"). Learners may also say "the challenge to the champion" when they mean "the challenger to the champion".
Sinónimos
rival (Very close in meaning; a general word for someone who competes against another person.)
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contender (Similar meaning, slightly more formal and often used in sports or politics.)
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opponent (Focuses more on someone you face in a match or argument, not always trying to take a title or position.)
Antónimos
incumbent (The person who currently holds a position or office, whom the challenger is trying to replace.)
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defending champion (The current title holder in a sport whom the challenger is trying to defeat.)
Colocações
main challenger
|strong challenger
|title challenger
|presidential challenger
|leadership challenger
|underdog challenger
Temas
sports
|politics
Exemplos
- The main challenger defeated the defending champion in a stunning upset.
- Several challengers have announced that they will run against the incumbent mayor.
- She entered the race as a little-known challenger to the world champion.
- The young boxer is seen as a serious challenger for the heavyweight title.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- The challenger wants to take the title from the champion.
- Voters must choose between the president and his challenger.
- The new player is a strong challenger in the tennis final.
- He was an unknown challenger, but he won the fight.
Nome
B2
entity
2
competing product or organization
A company, product, or idea that tries to be as good as or better than the main one in a market.
Padrão de uso:
a challenger to [a product/company]
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes use only "competition" instead of a countable noun like "challenger" or "competitor". In business English, it is natural to say "a strong challenger" or "a new competitor", not just "strong competition" when referring to a specific company or product.
Sinónimos
competitor (Very close in meaning; more general and slightly more common in business contexts.)
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rival (Similar meaning but can sound slightly more dramatic or emotional.)
Antónimos
market leader (The company or product with the largest share or strongest position in a market, which challengers compete against.)
Colocações
major challenger
|serious challenger
|new challenger
|market challenger
|up-and-coming challenger
Temas
business
|technology
|markets
Exemplos
- The company has positioned itself as a major challenger to traditional taxi services.
- Analysts see the new smartphone as a serious challenger to the current market leader.
- Several low-cost airlines have become strong challengers to national carriers.
- Streaming platforms are now powerful challengers to traditional television networks.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- This new phone is a real challenger to the iPhone.
- Small online shops are challengers to big stores.
- The startup wants to be a challenger to the old banks.
- New apps are challengers to normal taxi companies.
Nome
formal
C1
entity
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person who questions authority or norms
A person who strongly questions or fights against usual ideas, rules, or powerful people.
Padrão de uso:
a challenger of [ideas/rules/authority]
Erro comum:
Learners may overuse "against" and say "a challenger against the idea"; in formal written English it is more natural to say "a challenger of the idea" or "a challenger to the idea".
Sinónimos
critic (Focuses on someone who points out problems or faults, not always in a competitive context.)
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opponent (Stresses being against something, especially a policy or idea, rather than questioning it in general.)
Antónimos
supporter (Someone who agrees with and helps an idea, rule, or authority instead of questioning or opposing it.)
Colocações
a vocal challenger of
|a prominent challenger of
|a long-time challenger of
|a leading challenger of
|a fierce challenger of
Temas
society
|ideas
|politics
|communication
Exemplos
- She became a leading challenger of traditional gender roles in her community.
- The writer is a long-time challenger of government secrecy.
- As a vocal challenger of the policy, he frequently speaks at public meetings.
- Historians see him as an early challenger of the dominant religious beliefs of his time.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- He is a strong challenger of the new law.
- Many students are challengers of old ideas at the university.
- The group is a vocal challenger of the plan.
- She is a well-known challenger of the company’s rules.
Nome
B2
entity
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NASA Space Shuttle destroyed in 1986
The space shuttle called Challenger that exploded soon after it left Earth in 1986.
Sinónimos
STS-51-L (The official mission code name for the final Challenger flight; used mainly in technical or historical contexts.)
Antónimos
Space Shuttle Discovery (Another orbiter in the same NASA program that completed many successful missions; not a true logical opposite, but a contrasting reference within the same category.)
Colocações
Space Shuttle Challenger
|the Challenger disaster
|the Challenger explosion
|the Challenger crew
Temas
history
|science
|technology
Exemplos
- Many people still remember where they were when they heard about the Challenger disaster.
- The Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart just 73 seconds after liftoff.
- Schools across the United States watched the launch of Challenger live on television.
- The loss of Challenger led to major safety changes in the shuttle program.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- The space shuttle Challenger was lost in 1986.
- People watched Challenger launch on live TV.
- After Challenger, NASA changed many safety rules.
- Challenger is an important event in space history.
Gramática
Forma de dicionário
challenger
IPA
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Sílabas e acento
chal - lenger (2 sílabas)
Stress on 1st syllable (chal)
Formas da palavra
Noun
- Base: challenger
- Plural: challengers
Família de palavras
Forms
challengers
noun
Core family
challenge
noun B1
challenging
adjective
Negative and opposite forms
unchallenging
adjective
unchallenged
adjective
Advanced or less common
challengeable
adjective
Expressões
challenger bank
1/t͡ʃˈælɪnd͡ʒɚ bˈæŋk/
fixed phrase
technical
new smaller bank competing with big banks
A new, usually smaller bank, often online, that tries to win customers from big, old banks.
Exemplos
- Several challenger banks now offer better interest rates than traditional high-street banks.
- Young people are more likely to open an account with a digital challenger bank.
- Regulators introduced new rules to make it easier for challenger banks to enter the market.
challenger brand
1/t͡ʃˈælɪnd͡ʒɚ bɹˈænd/
fixed phrase
technical
smaller brand competing with market leader
A smaller or newer company’s product that tries to take customers from the biggest brand in the market.
Exemplos
- The company has successfully built a reputation as a challenger brand in the soft drink market.
- As a challenger brand, they use bold advertising to stand out from the market leader.
- Marketing experts say that social media has made it easier for challenger brands to grow quickly.