- a person, group, team, firm, etc, that vies or competes; rival
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com•pet•i•tor /kəmˈpɛtɪtɚ/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- a person, team, company, etc., that competes;
rival.
com•pet•i•tor
(kəm pet′i tər),USA pronunciation n.
com•pet′i•tor•ship′, n.
- a person, team, company, etc., that competes;
rival.
- Latin competītor rival for an office, equivalent. to com- com- + petītor seeker, claimant (see petitor)
- 1525–35
- See opponent.
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competitor /kəmˈpɛtɪtə/ n
'competitor' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
athlete
- backer
- backmarker
- baton
- black belt
- bronze medal
- competition
- contestant
- dan
- dark horse
- down
- eliminate
- entry
- favourite
- flying start
- go in
- handicapped
- high jump
- industrial espionage
- iron man
- karateka
- long shot
- Olympian
- Paralympian
- penalty point
- possibility
- privateer
- scratch
- second
- silver medal
- spoiler
- starter
- tie
- treble chance
- triple jump
- undercut
- underdog
- weigh in
- applecart
- bet
- biathlete
- bye
- catch-up
- ciphony
- compete
- competitive
- conciliate
- concurrent
- contain
- corrival