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competition, contestant, opponent, rival, adversary, antagonist, challenger, combatant, enemy, entry, foe, opposition

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com⋅pet⋅i⋅tor

[kuh

m-pet-i-ter]

–noun

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

Origin:
1525–35; < L competītor rival for an office, equiv. to com- com- + petītor seeker, claimant (see petitor )

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Language Translation for : Competitor

Spanish:

competidor,

German:

der, *die Teilnehmer(in),

Japanese:

競争者

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com·pet·i·tor (kəm-pět'ĭ-tər) Pronunciation Key
n. One that competes with another, as in sports or business; a rival.

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competitor
noun
the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing" [syn: rival]

Competitor

Com*pet"i*tor\, n. [L.: cf. F. comp['e]titeur.]

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.