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competitor

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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
Noun
a person, team, or firm that competes
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scratch - a competitor who has withdrawn from competition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
Translations
Spanish competitor [kəmˈpɛtɪtəʳ] n (= rival) → competidor(a) m/f (= participant); concursante m/f
French competitor [kəmˈpɛtɪtəʳ] nconcurrent(e)
German competitor [kəmˈpɛtɪtəʳ] nKonkurrent(in) m(f);
(participant) → Teilnehmer(in) m(f)

Italian competitor [kəmˈpɛtɪtəʳ] nconcorrente m/f

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he was the successful competitor for a prize of $100 offered by a Baltimore periodical for the best prose story.
Upon speaking which last words, she strutted by Mrs Western's maid with the most provoking air of contempt; turning up her nose, tossing her head, and violently brushing the hoop of her competitor with her own.
A nation, with which we might have a treaty of commerce, could with much greater facility prevent our forming a connection with her competitor in trade, though such a connection should be ever so beneficial to ourselves.
 
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