COMPETITOR

rival, challenger, competitor, competition, contender

(noun) the contestant you hope to defeat; “he had respect for his rivals”; “he wanted to know what the competition was doing”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

competitor (plural competitors)

A person or organization against whom one is competing.

A participant in a competition, especially in athletics.

Synonyms

• (person against whom one is competing): adversary (loosely), opponent (loosely)

• (participant in a competition): contestant

Anagrams

• optometric, potometric, topometric

Source: Wiktionary


Com*pet"i*tor, n. Etym: [L.: cf. F. compétiteur.]

1. One who seeks what another seeks, or claims what another claims; one who competes; a rival. And can not brook competitors in love. Shak.

2. An associate; a confederate. [Obs.] Every hour more competitors Flock to their aid, and still their power increaseth. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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