The phrase "a contestant for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to someone who is competing for a title, position, or award in a competition.
Example: "She is a contestant for the title of Miss Universe this year."
Alternatives: "a competitor for" or "a candidate for".
In the fifth season of "The Apprentice," Ivanka Trump chastises a contestant for bearing grudges.
He noted that unlike that game, "Millionaire" knocks off a contestant for only one wrong answer.
Wrestling probably originated in hand-to-hand combat, and in particular as a sportive form of combat substituting the submission of a contestant for his death.
None of the judges expected something so understated from a contestant for whom more has always been more, a change of pace that Joshua himself pointed out.
A Russian immigrant, Lenny, was chosen as a contestant for the fifth edition of "The Apprentice," and the winner was a British businessman named Sean.
Norman Adler, a Democratic consultant, said: "I would have thought by now that Alan would be a front-runner or a contestant for a front-runner.
The episode showed Mr. Cooper striking a blow for feminism as he criticized a male contestant for describing a female team member as a "22-year-old girl".
"I am so not a stage mom," Teresa says, while the show turns to footage of her coaching her young daughter, Gia, who is made up like a pageant contestant for a dance recital.
She was a contestant wrangler for "The Bachelor".
The hosts, Emma Gray and Claire Fallon, spend about an hour recapping an episode with Caila Quinn, a contestant envied for her bouncy, shiny hair.
That knowledge alone might not be helpful, but if a contestant knew, for example, that the questions would involve the location of Egyptian landmarks built during the reign of Ramses II, that contestant might have an advantage.
