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FRONT-RUNNER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does front-runner mean?
• FRONT-RUNNER (noun)
The noun FRONT-RUNNER has 1 sense:
1. a competitor thought likely to win
Familiarity information: FRONT-RUNNER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A competitor thought likely to win
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
favorite; favourite; front-runner
Hypernyms ("front-runner" is a kind of...):
challenger; competition; competitor; contender; rival (the contestant you hope to defeat)
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