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competitorcompetitor /kəmˈpɛt̮ət̮ɚ/ ●●○ W3 noun [countable] THESAURUSsomeone who you try to defeat in a competition, game, fight, election, etc.► opponentsomeone who you try to defeat in a competition, game, fight, election, etc.: Who will be the mayor’s opponent in the next election? The tennis player will face a tough opponent in tomorrow’s match. ► competitor a person, team, company, etc. that you compete against: Coal and natural gas are competitors in the energy market. ► opposition the people who you are competing against and trying to defeat, especially in a sports game: We lost the game because the opposition played better than we expected. ► rival a person, team, or company that you have had a strong feeling of competition with for a long time: The two high school teams have been football rivals for years. ► adversary formal a person, team, or country that you are fighting or competing against: The president’s political adversaries are trying to make voters feel that he cannot be trusted. 1a person, company, or product that is competing for business with another: Last year they sold twice as many computers as their competitors.► see thesaurus at opponent2someone who takes part in a competition: Two of the competitors failed to show up for the race.3science, biology a plant or animal that competes with another plant or animal of the same species for light, food, air, etc. |