challenger
gb/t͡ʃˈælɪnd͡ʒɚ/ us/t͡ʃˈælɪnd͡ʒɚ/
B1
Engleză
~ 9100
kihívó, kihívó márka, bíráló, ellenző, megkérdőjelező, Challenger, Challenger űrrepülőgép
SUBSTANTIV
B1
1
kihívó
B2
Tipar de utilizare:
a challenger to [someone/something]
The main challenger defeated the defending champion in a stunning upset.
A legfőbb kihívó nagy meglepetésre legyőzte a címvédő bajnokot.
Several challengers have announced that they will run against the incumbent mayor.
Több kihívó is bejelentette, hogy indul a hivatalban lévő polgármester ellen.
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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
The challenger wants to take the title from the champion.
A kihívó meg akarja szerezni a bajnoki címet a bajnoktól.
Voters must choose between the president and his challenger.
A választóknak az elnök és a kihívója között kell választaniuk.
The new player is a strong challenger in the tennis final.
He was an unknown challenger, but he won the fight.
Greșeală frecventă:
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".
Sens
person or team trying to take title
Colocații
main challenger
|strong challenger
|title challenger
|presidential challenger
|leadership challenger
|underdog challenger
Sinonime
rival (Very close in meaning; a general word for someone who competes against another person.)
|
contender (Similar meaning, slightly more formal and often used in sports or politics.)
|
opponent (Focuses more on someone you face in a match or argument, not always trying to take a title or position.)
Antonime
incumbent (The person who currently holds a position or office, whom the challenger is trying to replace.)
|
defending champion (The current title holder in a sport whom the challenger is trying to defeat.)
Teme
sports
|politics
Definiție
A person or team that tries to beat the person or team who is champion or in power now.
A person or team that competes against the current champion, leader, or office-holder in a contest, election, or competition.
SUBSTANTIV
B2
2
kihívó
B2
kihívó márka
C1
Tipar de utilizare:
a challenger to [a product/company]
The company has positioned itself as a major challenger to traditional taxi services.
A vállalat a hagyományos taxiszolgáltatások jelentős kihívójaként pozicionálta magát.
Analysts see the new smartphone as a serious challenger to the current market leader.
Az elemzők szerint az új okostelefon komoly kihívója a jelenlegi piacvezetőnek.
Several low-cost airlines have become strong challengers to national carriers.
Streaming platforms are now powerful challengers to traditional television networks.
Exemple pentru cursanți
This new phone is a real challenger to the iPhone.
Ez az új telefon valódi kihívója az iPhone-nak.
Small online shops are challengers to big stores.
A kis online boltok a nagy üzletek kihívói.
The startup wants to be a challenger to the old banks.
New apps are challengers to normal taxi companies.
Greșeală frecventă:
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.
Sens
competing product or organization
Colocații
major challenger
|serious challenger
|new challenger
|market challenger
|up-and-coming challenger
Sinonime
competitor (Very close in meaning; more general and slightly more common in business contexts.)
|
rival (Similar meaning but can sound slightly more dramatic or emotional.)
Antonime
market leader (The company or product with the largest share or strongest position in a market, which challengers compete against.)
Teme
business
|technology
|markets
Definiție
A company, product, or idea that tries to be as good as or better than the main one in a market.
A company, product, service, or idea that competes with the leading or dominant one in a market or field.
SUBSTANTIV
C1
FORMAL
3
Tipar de utilizare:
a challenger of [ideas/rules/authority]
She became a leading challenger of traditional gender roles in her community.
Közösségében a hagyományos nemi szerepek egyik fő bírálójává vált.
The writer is a long-time challenger of government secrecy.
Az író régóta bírálója a kormányzati titkolózásnak.
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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
He is a strong challenger of the new law.
Ő az új törvény határozott ellenzője.
Many students are challengers of old ideas at the university.
Az egyetemen sok diák megkérdőjelezi a régi eszméket.
The group is a vocal challenger of the plan.
She is a well-known challenger of the company’s rules.
Greșeală frecventă:
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".
Sens
person who questions authority or norms
Colocații
a vocal challenger of
|a prominent challenger of
|a long-time challenger of
|a leading challenger of
|a fierce challenger of
Sinonime
critic (Focuses on someone who points out problems or faults, not always in a competitive context.)
|
opponent (Stresses being against something, especially a policy or idea, rather than questioning it in general.)
Antonime
supporter (Someone who agrees with and helps an idea, rule, or authority instead of questioning or opposing it.)
Teme
society
|ideas
|politics
|communication
Definiție
A person who strongly questions or fights against usual ideas, rules, or powerful people.
A person who actively questions, criticizes, or opposes accepted ideas, rules, or authority.
SUBSTANTIV
B2
4
Many people still remember where they were when they heard about the Challenger disaster.
Sokan még ma is emlékeznek, hol voltak, amikor értesültek a Challenger-katasztrófáról.
The Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart just 73 seconds after liftoff.
A Challenger űrrepülőgép mindössze 73 másodperccel a felszállás után szétesett.
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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
The space shuttle Challenger was lost in 1986.
A Challenger űrrepülőgép 1986-ban megsemmisült.
People watched Challenger launch on live TV.
Az emberek élőben nézték a tévében a Challenger indítását.
After Challenger, NASA changed many safety rules.
Challenger is an important event in space history.
Sens
NASA Space Shuttle destroyed in 1986
Colocații
Space Shuttle Challenger
|the Challenger disaster
|the Challenger explosion
|the Challenger crew
Sinonime
STS-51-L (The official mission code name for the final Challenger flight; used mainly in technical or historical contexts.)
Antonime
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.)
Teme
history
|science
|technology
Definiție
The space shuttle called Challenger that exploded soon after it left Earth in 1986.
The NASA Space Shuttle orbiter Challenger, which broke apart shortly after launch on January 28, 1986, killing all seven crew members.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
challenger
IPA
GB/t͡ʃˈælɪnd͡ʒɚ/
US/t͡ʃˈælɪnd͡ʒɚ/
Silabe și accent
chal - lenger (2 silabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (chal)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: challenger
- Plural: challengers
Familie de cuvinte
Forms
challengers
noun
Core family
challenge
noun B1
challenging
adjective
Negative and opposite forms
unchallenging
adjective
unchallenged
adjective
Advanced or less common
challengeable
adjective
Expresii
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.
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple
- 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.