competitor
🇬🇧 /kəˈmpɛtɪtə/
🇺🇸 /kəˈmpɛtətɜr/
📖 Definitions
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noun
A person or organization that competes with others, especially in a contest, sport, or business activity.; A rival company or business that offers similar products or services in the same market.; A participant in a competition or contest.; In ecology, an organism that competes with another for the same limited resources such as food, space, or mates.; A person who strives to achieve or gain something that another is also trying to achieve or gain.
🔗 Details
Word forms
countable
Plural: competitors
Collocations
fierce competitormain competitorclose competitorstrong competitorkey competitordirect competitor
Derivatives
competecompetitioncompetitivecompetitivelycompetitivenessuncompetitive
Synonyms
rivalcontenderchallengeropponentadversary
Antonyms
allypartnercollaborator
Commonly confused
competition
EN: 'competition' refers to the event, activity, or concept of competing; 'competitor' refers to the person or entity that competes.
competent
EN: 'competent' means having sufficient skill or ability; 'competitor' is a person who competes. They share a root but differ in meaning.
Spelling tips
EN: Note the spelling change from 'compete' to 'competitor' — the silent 'e' is dropped and '-itor' is added, not '-er' (i.e., 'competitor', not 'competor').
💬 Examples
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The young competitor trained for months before the championship race.
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Our main competitor has just launched a similar product at a lower price.
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There were over two hundred competitors in the marathon this year.
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The two species are competitors for the same nesting sites.
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She was a strong competitor for the promotion, having exceeded all her targets.