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Definitions: Entrant |
EntrantNoun1. A commodity that enters competition with established merchandise; "a well publicized entrant is the pocket computer". 2. Any new participant in some activity. 3. Someone who enters; "new entrants to the country must go though immigration procedures". 4. One who enters a competition. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "entrant" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1790. (references) |
Note: Entrant \En"trant\, noun. [See Entrance, noun.]. (Websters 1913) |
Synonyms: EntrantSynonyms: fledgeling (n), fledgling (n), freshman (n), neophyte (n), newcomer (n), starter (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Entrant |
| Specialty definitions using "entrant": Cuban/Haitian Entrant ♦ SyQuest Technology, Inc.. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Entrant" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. French (entering). |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Jeunes Personnes Entrant Dans Une Maison Hospitalière / Dessiné par Adrien Nargeot d'après le Chevalier Favray. Gravé par Nargeot.Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
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Business | The household market represents a major challenge to the entrant telephone companies. (references) | |
Thus, a company that is already in the market or a new entrant could obtain an advantage by improving on the level of service offered in the market. (references) | ||
In the private sector, it is expected that the cellular companies, especially the new entrant Ufone (also known as the PTML) and Mobilink are planning major new acquisition and refurbishment respectively. (references) | ||
Economic History | Italy | In the course of a few days, a new market entrant may be able to generate more qualified and motivated prospects than by using any other sales approach. (references) |
Philippines | A new entrant in the GMPCS market is ACeS Philippine Cellular Corporation (ACeSPhil), another subsidiary of PLDT in addition to its cellular units Smart Communications and Pilipino Telecommunications (Piltel). (references) | |
Australia | One recent entrant to the mobile phone market in Australia was Virgin Mobile, which began operations in 2000. Virgin Mobile resells capacity on the existing networks, but offers customers no contracts: consumers purchase a handset, then either pre-pay or pay per call. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Entrant" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Entrant" is used about 115 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 115 | 30,138 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "entrant": Entrant edge. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "entrant": re-entrant. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
entrant gii | 3 |
entrant | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "entrant"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | person që hyn, anëtar (acolyte, adherent, apostle, cardholder, confederate, member, puisne, supporter). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | منافس (competitor, concurrent, emulator, rival), مشارك (contributory, interested, involved, participant), المشترك في مباراة (entry, starter), الداخل ألاول. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | участник (actor, contributory, partaker, participant, participator, partner), новозаписан член, започващ, постъпващ на служба. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 新 入者. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | zaèáteèník (beginner, learner, novice, self starter, tiro, tyro), závodník (competitor, contestant, racer, starter), uchazeè (applicant, aspirant, contender, pretended), soutìžící (contender, contestant), kandidát (candidate, nominee), úèastník (contender, contestant, participant, participator, partner, party, privy). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | nyansat. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | واردشونده (Income), داوطلب (Applicant, Candidate, Volunteer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | uusi työntekijä. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | participant (entry), nouvelle venue, nouvel embauché, nouveau venu, concurrent, candidat. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Teilnehmer (adherent, combatant, competitor, contestant, customer, member of a party, Number of Participants, participant, participants, participator, partner, party, starter, student, subscriber, user). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | νεοπροσλαμβανόμενος, εισερχόμενοσ (inbound, incoming, ingoing). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | pályakezdő, kezdő (budding, cherry, colt, fledgeling, fledgling, foxy, inceptive, inchoative, incipient, noviciate, punk, raw hand), jelentkező (applicant), belépő. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | partecipante (participant, participating, subscriber, taking part). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 入者 (affiliate, member, participant, subscriber), 入会者 (new member), 参 者 (participant). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | さ"かしゃ (participant), にゅうかいしゃ (new member), かにゅうしゃ (affiliate, member, participant, subscriber). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | yeearreyder (applicant, candidate), toshiaghteyr (beginner). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | entrantay extasiante, estreante (deb, debutant). (various references) novice (apprentice, beginner, callow, colt, cub, fledgeling, greenhorn, innocent, intrant, neophyte, new, novice, probationer, recruit, tenderfoot, tiro, tyro, untried), nou venit (intrant, new comer), concurent (co operative, competing, competitive, competitor, contestant, fighter, rival), candidat (applicant, aspirant, candidate, expectant, nominee, postulant, probable, probationer). (various references) вступающий в должность, приезжий (nonresident). (various references) ulazni (input), učesnik (associate, partaker, participant, participator, partner, privy). (various references) entrante (bight, close, cove, following, future, inbound, incoming, ingoing, inlet, near, nearby, new, next, recess, re-entrant, starter), recién contratado. (various references) person som inträder, nyanställd, inträdande (entrance, incoming), deltagare (attendant, attender, partaker, participant, participator, partner, sharer). (various references) yarışmacı (competitor, contender, contestant), kaydolan kimse, girişimci (enterprising, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial, go ahead, promoter), giren kimse (intrant), aday (applicant, aspirant, cadet, candidate, contestant, nominee, postulant, remainderman). (various references) кандидат (applicant, aspirant, candidate), вступник. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "entrant": entrants. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "entrant": reentrant. (additional references) | |
Words containing "entrant": reentrants. (additional references) | |
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"Entrant" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Entman, entra, Entract, entrin, entrine, etnean, extrant, intrant, penetrant. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "entrant" (pronounced e"ntrunt) |
| 5 | -t r u n t | recalcitrant, registrant. |
| 4 | -r u n t | aberrant, abhorrent, adherent, apparent, arrant, celebrant, coherent, Courant, declarant, deterrent, emigrant, errant, flagrant, fragrant, grandparent, hydrant, immigrant, incoherent, indifferent, inherent, migrant, parent, quadrant, seafront, torrent, transparent, tyrant, vagrant, vibrant, warrant. |
| 3 | -u n t | abandonment, abatement, abortifacient, absent, absorbent, abstinent, abundant, accelerant, accident, accompaniment, accomplishment, accountant, accouterment, achievement, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, adamant, adjacent, adjournment, adjustment, adjutant, adolescent, adornment, advancement, advertisement, advisement, afferent, affiant, affluent, agent, aggrandizement, agreement, ailment, alignment, allotment, amazement, ambient, ambivalent, amendment, amusement, ancient, announcement, annulment, antecedent, antidepressant, antigovernment, antioxidant, apartment, appeasement, applicant, appointment, apportionment, ardent, argent, argument, armament, arraignment, arrangement, arrogant, ascendant, aspirant, assailant, assessment, assignment, assistant, assortment, astonishment, astringent, atonement, attachment, attainment, attendant, banishment, basement, battlement, belligerent, bemusement, beneficent, benevolent, bereavement, betterment, bewilderment, blandishment, blatant, bombardment, brilliant, buoyant, claimant, clairvoyant, Clement, client, coefficient, cogent, cognizant, coincident, combatant, commandment, commencement, commitment, compartment, competent, complacent, complainant, complaisant, complement, compliant, component, comportment, concealment, concomitant, concurrent, condiment, confident, confinement, confluent, consequent, consignment, consistent, consonant, constant, constituent, consultant, containment, contaminant, contentment, contestant, continent, contingent, convalescent, convenient, convent, convergent, conversant, coolant, copayment, corespondent, cormorant, correspondent, covenant, Crescent, crosscurrent, current, curtailment, debarment, debasement, decadent, decedent, decent, decongestant, defendant, deferment, defiant, deficient, defoliant, delinquent, deodorant, department, dependent, deployment, deportment, depressant, derailment, descendant, descendent, despondent, detachment, detergent, determent, determinant, detriment, development, deviant, different, diligent, diminishment, disagreement, disappointment, disarmament, disbarment, disbursement, discernment, discordant, discouragement, disenchantment, disenfranchisement, disengagement, disestablishment, disgruntlement, disillusionment, disinfectant, disinvestment, dismantlement, dismemberment, disobedient, dispersant, displacement, dissident, dissonant, distant, divalent, divergent, divestment, docent, dominant, dormant, easement, ebullient, efferent, effervescent, efficient, effluent, elegant, element, elephant, eloquent, embankment, embarrassment, embayment, embellishment, embezzlement, embodiment, emergent, eminent, emplacement, employment, empowerment, enactment, encampment, enchantment, encirclement, encouragement, encroachment, endangerment, endearment, endorsement, endowment, enforcement, engagement, enhancement, enjoyment, enlargement, enlightenment, enlistment, enrichment, enrollment, enslavement, entanglement, entertainment, enticement, entitlement, entombment, entrapment, entrenchment, environment, equipment, equivalent, escapement, escarpment, esculent, establishment, estrangement, evanescent, evident, excellent, excitement, excrement, exigent, existent, exorbitant, expectant, expectorant, expedient, experiment, exponent, extant, extinguishment, extravagant, exuberant, exultant, Fabricant, fervent, figment, filament, flamboyant, flatulent, flippant, fluent, fluorescent, formant, fragment, fraudulent, frequent, fulfillment, gallant, garment, garnishment, giant, government, grandiloquent, harassment, hesitant, ignorant, immanent, imminent, impairment, impatient, impeachment, impediment, impertinent, implement, important, impotent, impoundment, impoverishment, impressment, imprisonment, improvement, imprudent, inadvertent, incandescent, incessant, incident, incipient, incitement, inclement, incompetent, inconsistent, incontinent, inconvenient, increment, incumbent, indecent, independent, indictment, indigent, indignant, indolent, inducement, indulgent, inefficient, infant, informant, infotainment, infrequent, infringement, ingredient, inhabitant, inhalant, innocent, inpatient, insignificant, insistent, insolent, insolvent, installment, instant, instrument, insufficient, insurgent, integument, intelligent, intercurrent, interdependent, intermittent, internment, intersegment, intolerant, intransigent, invariant, investment, involvement, iridescent, irrelevant, irreverent, irritant, itinerant, jubilant, judgement, judgment, latent, leant, lenient, lieutenant, ligament, litigant, lubricant, lucent, luminescent, luxuriant, magnificent, malevolent, malignant, maltreatment, management, measurement, merchant, micromanagement, militant, miscreant, misgovernment, misjudgment, mismanagement, misstatement, mistreatment, moment, monovalent, monument, mordant, movement, mutant, nascent, negligent, noncombatant, nonexistent, nongovernment, nonmanagement, nonpayment, nonresident, nonviolent, nourishment, nutrient, obedient, observant, obsolescent, occupant, odorant, ointment, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, operant, opponent, opulent, ornament, orpiment, outpatient, outplacement, overconfident, overpayment, overstatement, oxidant, pageant, parchment, parliament, participant, patent, patient, pavement, payment, peasant, penchant, pendant, penitent, pennant, percipient, permanent, persistent, pertinent, petulant, pheasant, pigment, piquant, placement, pleasant, pliant, poignant, pollutant, postponement, postretirement, potent, preadolescent, precedent, predicament, predominant, preeminent, pregnant, prejudgment, prepayment, prescient, present, presentment, prevalent, procurement, proficient, prominent, pronouncement, propellant, proponent, protestant, provident, prudent, prurient, pungent, punishment, pursuant, puzzlement, quiescent, quotient, radiant, rampant, readjustment, reagent, realignment, reappointment, reapportionment, rearmament, rearrangement, reassessment, reassignment, recent, recipient, recombinant, recruitment, recurrent, redeployment, redevelopment, redundant, reemployment, reenactment, refinement, refreshment, refrigerant, refurbishment, Regent, regiment, reimbursement, reinforcement, reinstatement, reinvestment, relevant, reliant, reluctant, reminiscent, remnant, repayment, repellent, repentant, replacement, replenishment, repugnant, requirement, resentment, resettlement, resident, resilient, resistant, resonant, resplendent, respondent, restatement, resultant, resurgent, retardant, reticent, retirement, retrenchment, reverent, rodent, rudiment, ruminant, sacrament, salient, sealant, sediment, segment, semipermanent, sentiment, Sequent, sergeant, serpent, servant, settlement, shipment, significant, silent, solvent, somnolent, stagnant, statement, stimulant, strident, stringent, student, subcontinent, subsequent, subservient, succulent, sufficient, supergiant, superintendent, supplement, supplicant, suppressant, surfactant, talent, tangent, temperament, tenant, tenement, testament, tetravalent, tolerant, tournament, transcendent, transient, translucent, treatment, trenchant, trident, triumphant, truant, truculent, tumescent, turbulent, undercurrent, underdevelopment, underemployment, undergarment, underpayment, understatement, unemployment, unimportant, unpleasant, unrepentant, urgent, vacant, valiant, variant, vehement, verdant, vigilant, violent, virulent, wonderment. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-n-n-r-t-t" | |
-1 letter: natter, ratten, tanner, tenant. | |
-2 letters: anent, antre, tater, tetra, treat. | |
-3 letters: ante, earn, etna, near, neat, nett, rant, rate, rent, tare, tarn, tart, tate, tear, teat, tent, tern, tret. | |
-4 letters: ane, ant, are, art, ate, att, ear, eat, era, ern, eta, nae, nan, net, ran, rat, ret, tae, tan, tar, tat, tea, ten, tet. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-n-n-r-t-t" | |
+1 letter: entrants, intranet, tenantry. | |
+2 letters: entertain, instanter, intranets, itinerant, nattering, nontarget, penetrant, rattening, reentrant, repentant, transient, trenchant. | |
+3 letters: antihunter, antinature, arctangent, astringent, attornment, bannerette, denaturant, entertains, entrapment, entreating, intenerate, interplant, intolerant, intreating, itinerants, nonstarter, patterning, penetrants, reentrants, stentorian, tenantries, tournament, tramontane, transients, tripinnate. | |
+4 letters: alternating, alternation, anteverting, antinatures, antineutron, appurtenant, arctangents, astringents, attornments, bannerettes, concentrate, consternate, denaturants, determinant, detrainment, engraftment, entertained, entertainer, entrainment, entrapments, entreatment, handwritten, inadvertent, integrating, integration, intenerated, intenerates, interactant, interacting, interaction, interdental, internality, interplants, interstrain, interstrand, itinerantly, itinerating, itineration, nonattender, nonliterate, nonstarters, orientating, orientation, patternings, penetrating, penetration, reattaining, recantation, reenactment, reinstating, remonstrant, repentantly, straitening, supernatant, terminating, termination, threatening, tournaments, tramontanes, transecting, transection, transfinite, transiently, translucent, transparent, trapnesting, trenchantly, trepanation, uncertainty, undertenant, unfortunate, unreluctant, unrepentant, unresistant, unrestraint. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)45 6E 74 72 61 6E 74 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references). -. - .-. .- -. - |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000101 01101110 01110100 01110010 01100001 01101110 01110100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)E n t r a n t |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0045 006E 0074 0072 0061 006E 0074 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)39808684678086 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Images: Photo Album 6. Quotations: Non-fiction 7. Usage Frequency 8. Expressions | 9. Expressions: Internet 10. Translations: Modern 11. Derivations 12. Rhymes | 13. Anagrams 14. Orthography 15. Bibliography |
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