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competitor

[kuhm-pet-i-ter]

noun

  1. a person, team, company, etc., that competes; rival.



competitor

/ əˈɛɪə /

noun

  1. a person, group, team, firm, etc, that vies or competes; rival

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • competitorship noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of competitor1

First recorded in 1525–35; from Latin dzīٴǰ “rival for an office,” equivalent to com- com- + īٴǰ “seeker, claimant” ( petitor )
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Another 160 jobs were put at risk in September 2024 after the company said contracts were "disproportionately benefitting" foreign competitors with lower labour costs.

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This week, it's the Race Across the World finale on BBC One, with the competitors battling to reach the finish line first.

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Hinge, a key Tinder competitor, already allows paying users to filter matches according to their height.

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All the courts disagreed and ruled that this was a ploy by Hafeez to rid the market of competitors.

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She also broke through the Disney sphere, appearing in the popular 2006 sequel of “The Cheetah Girls 2” as Marisol, a Spanish pop star and competitor of the titular girl band.

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