Definition
Someone who questions or fights against something established; or a competitor who faces the current champion.
Etymology
From Old French 'chalenge' meaning 'to accuse' or 'to dispute.' The root comes from Latin 'calumnia' (false accusation). The '-er' suffix makes it an agent noun meaning 'one who challenges.'
Kelly Says
The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster revealed something devastating about the word—when engineers challenged management's decision to launch, they were doing exactly what 'challenger' means, but nobody listened. The word carries that tragic weight now.
Translations
ARالعربية
المُحارب
al-mu-ha-rib
BNবাংলা
চ্যালেঞ্জ
chal-en-j
CACatalà
desafiante
deh-sa-fian-teh
DADansk
udfordrer
oot-ford-rer
DEDeutsch
Herausforderer
ha-ra-us-for-der-er
ELΕλληνικά
προκλητικός
prok-lee-tee-kos
ESEspañol
desafiante
deh-sah-fee-an-teh
FAفارسی
چالش برانگیز
chal-esh bar-an-giz
FISuomi
haasteilija
haas-tee-ee-li-ya
GUGU
વ્યવહારિક
vy-va-ha-ri-k
HEעברית
מתחרה
me-ta-che-rah
HIहिन्दी
चुनौतीपूर्ण
chuna-tee-poor-n
HUMagyar
kihívást
kee-hee-vaht
IDBahasa Indonesia
penantang
pen-an-tang
ITItaliano
sfidante
sfee-dan-teh
MSBahasa Melayu
penantang
pen-an-tang
NLNederlands
uitdager
oot-dah-ger
NONorsk
utfordrer
oot-ford-rer
PLPolski
wyzwaniający
vye-zva-nya-y-chi
PTPortuguês
desafiante
deh-sah-fee-an-teh
RORomână
încunun
in-ku-nun
SVSvenska
utmanare
oot-man-a-reh
SWKiswahili
changamoto
chan-ga-mo-to
TAதமிழ்
தொடர்ச்சியான
to-da-r-chi-ya-an
TEతెలుగు
సవ挑战
sa-va-chal-en
THไทย
ผู้ท้าทาย
poo-tee-taa-thai
TLTL
pag-aakyat
pa-ga-a-kyat
UKУкраїнська
виклично
v-ik-lych-no
VITiếng Việt
người thách thức
ngoo-ee-tach-thuc
ZUZU
isigubhu
ee-si-gu-boo