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单词 competitor
释义
competitor
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n

Competitors are rivals or contenders for the same thing. Two boxers in a ring are competitors, and so are restaurants located on the same block.
When people compete (in sports, business, or elsewhere), they're trying to achieve the same goal and are therefore considered competitors. Two teams in the same sports division are competitors. Two politicians running for the same office are competitors. And even two guys courting the same gal are considered competitors. Competitors are out to win.
WORD FAMILY
competitor: competitors+/compete: competed, competes, competing, competition, competitive, competitor/competition: competitions/competitive: competitively, competitiveness, noncompetitive, uncompetitive/noncompetitive: noncompetitively/uncompetitive: uncompetitively
USAGE EXAMPLES
It added there is a chance Chung, an equestrian competitor who trained in Germany, may choose to return to South Korea voluntarily.
Reuters(Jan 02, 2017)
He also won the race’s Hard Charge Award for passing more competitors than all but the winner.
Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017)
The other competitors – Paris and Budapest – are more appealing choices.
The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017)
n the contestant you hope to defeat
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
challenger, competition, contender, rival
champ, champion, title-holder
someone who has won first place in a competition
comer
someone with a promising future
finalist
a contestant who reaches the final stages of a competition
enemy, foe
a personal enemy
favorite, favourite, front-runner
a competitor thought likely to win
king, queen, world-beater
a competitor who holds a preeminent position
runner-up, second best
the competitor who finishes second
scratch
a competitor who has withdrawn from competition
semifinalist
one of four competitors remaining in a tournament by elimination
street fighter
a contestant who is very aggressive and willing to use underhand methods
tier
any one of two or more competitors who tie one another
tilter
someone who engages in a tilt or joust
mortal enemy
an enemy who wants to kill you
record-breaker, record-holder
someone who breaks a record
contestant
a person who participates in competitions
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