词源 |
challenger n.late 13c., "a claimant;" mid-14c., "one who makes false charges;" mid-15c., "one who disputes something, objector," from Anglo-French chalengeour (Old French chalongeor "slanderer, petitioner, plaintiff"), agent noun from challenge (v.). The specific sense of "one who calls out another in a contest" is from 1510s. updated on November 25, 2022 |