competitors

Language: en

🇬🇧 /kəˈmpɛtɪtəz/ 🇺🇸 /kəˈmpɛtətɜrz/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    Persons or entities that compete against others in a contest, sport, or rivalry.; Businesses or companies that offer similar products or services and vie for the same market or customers.; Individuals who participate in a competition or contest, such as a game show, academic contest, or tournament.; Rivals or adversaries in any sphere of activity, including politics, science, or personal endeavors.

🔗 Details

Word forms

countable Plural: competitors

Collocations

fierce competitormain competitorclose competitordirect competitorstrong competitorkey competitor

Derivatives

competecompetitioncompetitivecompetitivelycompetitivenessnoncompetitiveuncompetitive

Synonyms

rivalcontenderchallengeropponentadversary

Antonyms

allypartnercollaborator

Commonly confused

competition
EN: 'competition' refers to the event or the abstract concept of competing; 'competitor' refers to the person or entity that competes.
competent
EN: 'competent' means having sufficient skill or ability; 'competitor' is one who competes — they share a Latin root but have diverged in meaning.

Spelling tips

EN: Note the suffix '-itor' (from Latin), not '-er'. Do not confuse with 'competent', which uses a different suffix and meaning.

💬 Examples

  1. The competitors lined up at the starting line, ready for the race.

  2. The company closely monitors its competitors' pricing strategies.

  3. Only three competitors remained after the first round of elimination.

  4. In the political arena, she faced several formidable competitors for the nomination.