competitor
[kuh m-pet-i-ter]
- a person, team, company, etc., that competes; rival.
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Origin of competitor
Synonyms
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Examples from the Web for competitor
Contemporary Examples
But if Uber can maintain a healthy competition with its competitor Lyft, then … oh wait.
Even Loaded Lux could not keep a straight face, smiling as his competitor established a clear, early lead and never let up.
Announcing one competitor, he says, “Her mouth is an event horizon.”
To top it off, Steyer has held an interest in a Keystone competitor.
In short, it would have to make her less viable than every other competitor in the field.
Historical Examples
Soon afterward she married her competitor, who appointed her his assistant.
But, indeed, what is there he could not talk equal to any competitor?
The English SpyBernard Blackmantle
You thought you were making a customer; what you made was a competitor.
Space VikingHenry Beam Piper
My competitor never told you that he got wounded endurin' the war.
Gov. Bob. Taylor's TalesRobert L. Taylor
The rector proved himself a competitor worthy of the minister's mettle.
Days OffHenry Van Dyke
competitor
- a person, group, team, firm, etc, that vies or competes; rival
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Word Origin and History for competitor
n.
1530s, from Middle French compétiteur (16c.), or directly from Latin competitor "rival," agent noun from competere (see compete).
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