entrant (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[entrant 词源字典]
1630s, "one who enters, a beginner" (of professions, etc.); from French entrant, present participle of entrer (see enter). From 1838 with reference to one who enters a contest. As an adjective from 1630s.[entrant etymology, entrant origin, 英语词源]