also-ran, loser

winner, loser, challenger, contender, frontrunner, victory, champion, champ, triumph, titlist, runner, underdog, conqueror, wins, barnburner, titleist, finishers, rematch, pretender, duel, finalist, upsetter, foe, decider, defeating, supremacy, conquerer, contest, pacesetter, trouncing, titleholder, vanquisher, squeaker, showdown, walkover, inamorato, consolation, nemesis, aggressor, opponent, pushover, quinella, cakewalk, newcomer, pipping, formful, favorites, rival, race, semifinal, longshot, superheavyweight, hoper, kingmaker, slugfest, rans, adversary, decarchy, nominee, duke, dogfight, hero, entrant, harness horse, title, chartreux, miracle man, reoppose, heir apparent, gingembre, clinch, coronation, tossup, stablemate, qualifier, successor, outcome, glowlamp, consolation prize, prize, competitor, spoils, protege, wildcard, horserace, comer, eliminator, jupiter pluvius, dethroning, quarterfinalist, placer, privy seal, medalist, battleground, cryptograph, lope de vega, finale, maffioso, toll taker, edging, championship, lightweights, victors, master, winners, charles, deliverer, protector, queen, heir, inheritor, patron, arthur, benefactor, caesar, contestants, czar, edward, empress, claude, louis, vanquished, frederic, henri, michel, georges, philippe, accursed, andre, antoine, auguste, humiliated, alexandre, amorite, fallen, hunnish, illyrian, jean, puissant

medallist

grace, hugoesque, prophylactic, spoil

battler, belligerent, combatant, contestant, fighter, scrapper

superior