wild card
noun [C] (COMPETITION)Definition
› someone who is allowed to take part in a competition, although they have not achieved this in the usual way, for example by winning games: Phillips is hoping for a wild card entry to the championships.Competitors and participants in sports and games
(Definition of wild card noun (COMPETITION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- athlete noun
- attack noun (SPORT)
- cap noun (HAT)
- challenger noun
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- division noun (PART)
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- footballer noun
- keeper noun
- league noun (SPORT)
- offence noun
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