competitor

[ kuhm-pet-i-ter ]

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noun

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

Origin of competitor

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

synonym study For competitor

See opponent.

Other words from competitor

com·pet·i·tor·ship, noun

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How to use competitor in a sentence

Competitors would force Microsoft to change, and the public would benefit.
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Starting from scratch is never easy—and the team of journalists had serious competitors in Russia's state-owned media.
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“The competition is very fierce, we have very good competitors,” he told the Daily Beast.
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It was the 1985 Halloween special that set an animated Garfield ahead of its contemporary competitors.
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It's believed competitors spiritually connect to each other and the world around them.
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The only sales he made were of small articles his competitors had forgotten or neglected to stock.
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Which of these two mighty competitors had the better case may perhaps be doubted.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington Macaulay
Was Norman quite proof against the consciousness of daily excelling all his competitors?
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There was, as may easily be supposed, no want of powerful and noble competitors for such a prize.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington Macaulay
The whole Court was divided between the competitors, but divided very unequally.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington Macaulay

British Dictionary definitions for competitor

competitor

/ (kəmˈpɛtɪtə) /

noun

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

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