front-runner

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
front-runner
    n 1: a competitor thought likely to win [syn: {front-runner},
         {favorite}, {favourite}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
front-runner \front-runner\ n.
   a competitor thought to be most likely to win.

   Syn: favorite, favourite.
        [WordNet 1.5]
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