I've looked up all these words in the dictionary, but still I don't know their differences.
Can anyone help me?
Another question. What's the difference between "a photo competition" and "a photo contest"?
I don't understand your example sentence as I don't know what the contenders/competitors have to do for the money.Now we've got two new contenders for $70: Amazon's new Fire TV, which looks more like a Chromecast dongle than a set-top box, and Roku's Streaming Stick+.
Will the meaning change if I replace "contenders" with "competitors"?
I don't understand your example sentence as I don't know what the contenders/competitors have to do for the money.
I can tell you that two professional boxers for example would be described by sportswriters as contenders for a world title and a purse (prize) of £2m—not competitors.
We tend to use contender for someone with a better than even chance of winning.
Good point. Let's say that a contender is someone who has more than a long-shot chance of winning.How do you reconcile that with your liking this from post #9? I can tell you that two professional boxers for example would be described by sportswriters as contenders for a world title and a purse (prize) of £2m—not competitors.
How can two people both have a better than even chance of winning the same boxing match?