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competitor
(redirected from Competitors)

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com·pet·i·tor  (km-pt-tr)
n.
One that competes with another, as in sports or business; a rival.

competitor [kəmˈpɛtɪtə]
n
a person, group, team, firm, etc., that vies or competes; rival
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.competitorcompetitor - the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing"
contestant - a person who participates in competitions
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
foe, enemy - a personal enemy; "they had been political foes for years"
favourite, front-runner, favorite - a competitor thought likely to win
world-beater, king, queen - 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scratch - a competitor who has withdrawn from competition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

competitor
noun
1. rival, competition, opposition, adversary, antagonist The bank isn't performing as well as some of its competitors.
2. contestant, participant, contender, challenger, entrant, player, opponent One of the oldest competitors in the race won the silver medal.
Translations
competitor [kəmˈpetɪtəʳ] N (= rival) → competidor(a) m/f, rival mf; (in contest) → concursante mf (Sport) → competidor(a) m/f, participante mf; (eg for Civil Service post) → opositor(a) m/f (Comm) → competidor(a) m/f
our competitors beat us to itse nos adelantó la competencia

competitor [kəmˈpɛtɪr] n
[company, business] → concurrent(e) m/f
a company's competitors → les concurrents d'une entreprise
(in contest, competition)concurrent(e) m/f

competitor
n
(Sport, in contest) → Teilnehmer(in) m(f); (for job) → Mitbewerber(in) m(f); to be a competitorteilnehmen
(Comm) → Konkurrent(in) m(f); our competitorsunsere Konkurrenz or Konkurrenten

competitor [kəmˈpɛtɪtəʳ] nconcorrente m/f
competitor [kəmˈpɛtɪtəʳ] nconcorrente m/f

competitor مُنافِس soupeř konkurrent Konkurrent ανταγωνιστής contrincante kilpailija concurrent konkurent concorrente 競争者 경쟁자 concurrent konkurrent konkurent concorrente конкурент konkurrent ผู้แข่งขัน yarışmacı đối thủ cạnh tranh 竞争对手


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