competitor
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competitor
- /kəmˈpɛt.ɪ.tɚ/
Rhymes with -ɛtɪtə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French compétiteur, from Latin competitor.
noun competitors · competitour
- A person or organization against whom one is competing. Hitherto the river had given facilities to Kingston traders which their competitors elsewhere could not possess, but now the railway took the malt from distant towns to the London market at lower rates than the bargemasters.
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A participant in a competition, especially in athletics.
Similar: contestant
- Partner, associate, one working with another toward a common goal. Ioine with me now in this my meane eſtate, […] And when my name and honor ſhall be ſpread, As far as Boreas claps his braſen wings, Or faire Botëes ſends his cheerefull light. Then ſhalt thou be Competitor with me, And ſit with Tamburlaine in all his maieſtie.
Similar: agonist
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: rival, challenger, competition, contender, rivalry, competing, competitive, opponent, entrant, adversary, conflicting, contestant, contributory, claimant, competency, competence
noun
Similar: agonist
Translations
Every language
noun person against whom one is competing
| Español | contrincante |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 경쟁자 gyeongjaengja |
| 日本語 | 競争者 kyōsōsha |
| 中文 | 競爭者 /竞争者 jìngzhēng zhě, 比賽者 /比赛者 bǐsài zhě, 競爭對手 /竞争对手 jìngzhēng duìshǒu |
| हिन्दी | प्रतियोगी pratiyogī, प्रतिस्पर्धी pratispardhī |
| Kiswahili | mshindani |
| Português | competidor, adversário, concorrente |
| Français | compétiteur, compétitrice, concurrent, concurrente |
| Deutsch | Konkurrent, Konkurrentin |
| Italiano | avversario, rivale, competitore, antagonista |
| Ελληνικά | ανταγωνιστής antagonistís |
| Română | competitor, competitoare, concurent |
| Русский | конкуре́нт konkurént, конкуре́нтка konkuréntka, сопе́рник sopérnik, сопе́рница sopérnica |
| Tiếng Việt | đối thủ |
| العربية | مُنَافِس munāfis |
| עברית | מִתְחָרֶה mitkhare, מתחרה mitkhara |
noun participant in a competition
| Español | competidor |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 選手 /选手 xuǎnshǒu |
| हिन्दी | प्रतिस्पर्धी pratispardhī |
| Português | competidor, concorrente |
| Deutsch | Wettkämpfer, Wettbewerbsteilnehmer |
| Italiano | concorrente |
| Română | competitor, concurent, concurentă |
| Русский | сопе́рник sopérnik, сопе́рница sopérnica |
| עברית | מִתְחָרֶה mitkhare, מתחרה mitkhara |
Talk about this word "competitor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/competitor. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. competitor. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/competitor "competitor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/competitor.Cite this
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title = {competitor},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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