competitor
Other forms: competitors
Competitors are rivals or contenders for the same thing. Two boxers in a ring are competitors, and so are restaurants located on the same block.
When people compete (in sports, business, or elsewhere), they're trying to achieve the same goal and are therefore considered competitors. Two teams in the same sports division are competitors. Two politicians running for the same office are competitors. And even two guys courting the same gal are considered competitors. Competitors are out to win.
Definitions of competitor
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the contestant you hope to defeat
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synonyms:
challenger, competition, contender, rival
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types:
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champ, champion, title-holder
someone who has won first place in a competition
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comer
someone with a promising future
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finalist
a contestant who reaches the final stages of a competition
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enemy, foe, nemesis
a personal enemy
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favorite, favourite, front-runner
a competitor thought likely to win
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king, queen, world-beater
a competitor who holds a preeminent position
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runner-up, second best
the competitor who finishes second
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scratch
a competitor who has withdrawn from competition
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semifinalist
one of four competitors remaining in a tournament by elimination
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street fighter
a contestant who is very aggressive and willing to use underhand methods
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tier
any one of two or more competitors who tie one another
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tilter
someone who engages in a tilt or joust
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mortal enemy
an enemy who wants to kill you
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record-breaker, record-holder
someone who breaks a record
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type of:
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contestant
a person who participates in competitions
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a company or organization operating in the same market as another
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type of:
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business, business concern, business organisation, business organization, concern
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
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business, business concern, business organisation, business organization, concern
Pronunciation
US
/kəmˈpɛdədər/
UK
/kəmˈpɛtɪtə/
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