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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 winplay

  Familiarity information: FRONT-RUNNER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FRONT-RUNNER (noun)


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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