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
Source: WordNet® 2.0