Term for competitor that is not the favourite

single-word-requests antonyms

If one competitor is the favorite, the other is the underdog.


Competitors below the favourite or favourites are the field. Least-favoured competitors, for whom long odds are quoted by bookmakers, are long shots, and a winner who was given little or no chance of winning is a dark horse.

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