Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Entrant \En"trant\, n. [See {Entrance}, n.]
   1. One who enters; a beginner. ``The entrant upon life.''
      --Bp. Terrot.

   2. An applicant for admission. --Stormonth.

Source : WordNet®

entrant
     n 1: a commodity that enters competition with established
          merchandise; "a well publicized entrant is the pocket
          computer"
     2: any new participant in some activity [syn: {newcomer}, {fledgling},
         {fledgeling}, {starter}, {neophyte}, {freshman}, {newbie}]
     3: someone who enters; "new entrants to the country must go
        though immigration procedures"
     4: one who enters a competition