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competitor - 3 dictionary results

com⋅pet⋅i⋅tor

[kuhm-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 )


com⋅pet⋅i⋅tor⋅ship, noun


See opponent.
com·pet·i·tor   (kəm-pět'ĭ-tər)   
n.  One that competes with another, as in sports or business; a 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.
Language Translation for : competitor
Spanish: competidor,
German: der, *die Teilnehmer(in),
Japanese: 競争者
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