competitor

[kuhm-pet-i-ter]

noun

1. a person, team, company, etc., that competes; rival.

competitor

/ kəmˈpɛtɪtə /

noun

1. a person, group, team, firm, etc, that vies or competes; rival

Other Word Forms

• competitorship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of competitor¹

First recorded in 1525–35; from Latin competītor “rival for an office,” equivalent to com- com- + petītor “seeker, claimant” ( petitor )

Synonym Study

See opponent.

Example Sentences

One lesson here is that trade wars aren’t easy to win, especially against a peer competitor.

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While Amazon has the biggest cloud business by revenue, the perception that the tech giant is falling behind nimbler competitors has weighed on the company’s stock price.

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While demand increased for Eliquis, the company’s blockbuster blood thinner, this was “more than offset” by the continued impact of generics, or copies of the company’s brand-name drugs sold by competitors.

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TV viewing time, according to Nielsen data, making it a top competitor for eyeballs.

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Those restrictions have impeded China’s ambitions in artificial intelligence, keeping top Chinese AI companies a step behind their American competitors.

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Related Words

• adversary 
• challenger 
• competition 
• contestant 
• favorite 
• opponent 
• rival