A company's competitors are companies who are trying to sell similar goods or services to the same people.
The bank isn't performing as well as some of its competitors.
Synonyms: rival, competition, opposition, adversary More Synonyms of competitor
2. countable noun
A competitor is a person who takes part in a competition or contest.
Herbert Blocker of Germany, one of the oldest competitors, won the individual silvermedal.
Synonyms: contestant, participant, contender, challenger More Synonyms of competitor
competitor in British English
(kəmˈpɛtɪtə)
noun
a person, group, team, firm, etc, that vies or competes; rival
competitor in American English
(kəmˈpɛtətər)
noun
1.
a person who competes; rival
2.
a business, team, etc. that competes
Examples of 'competitor' in a sentence
competitor
They are already adopting a predatory approach to law firm competitors.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Our competitors are already doing all this.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The two leading natural historians of the period were intellectual competitors representing rival views of natural history.
The Times Literary Supplement (2014)
In the same space of time their closest competitor won only one.
Geoffrey A. Moore INSIDE THE TORNADO: MARKETING STRATEGIES FROM SILICON VALLEY'S CUTTING EDGE (2001)
There will be no limit on numbers in teams and competitors with disabilities can also take part.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He probably did not intend it but he moulded me into a fierce competitor and a winner.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
One or two of our competitors were already working in the field.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
We were up against some tough competitors.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Foxes would also benefit from the removal of a fiercer and stronger competitor with the same diet.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Fierce competitor who has already made his presence felt.
The Sun (2014)
He is a tough competitor who was coming through the field.
The Sun (2013)
An emphasis on individual economic success can encourage us to see other people as competitors and potential threats.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It is best used to compare a company with its competitors and to look at changes in the margin over time.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Are they competitors or team members?
Christianity Today (2000)
Unlike many of the destinations of its competitors, this one is hard to reach.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
New bank competitors have struggled to get off the ground, not helped by the caution of regulators.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The ferocious competition for medals, records and honour has already sparked spats between tense competitors and rival nations.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It's a shame that we have lost to a main competitor and we could have dealt with the goal better.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Few firms can avoid competitors.
Tom Cannon Basic Marketing. Principles and Practice (1986)
The potential will vary considerably over time and between sectors, and can be influenced to some degree by the actions of firms and their competitors.
Tom Cannon Basic Marketing. Principles and Practice (1986)
Because if you don't, then maybe what music actually needs is a show where the competitors are people who already know how to sing.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
In other languages
competitor
British English: competitor /kəmˈpɛtɪtə/ NOUN
company A company's competitors are other companies that sell similar kinds of goods or services.
The bank isn't doing as well as some of its competitors.
American English: competitor
Arabic: مُنافِس
Brazilian Portuguese: concorrente
Chinese: 竞争对手
Croatian: konkurent
Czech: konkurent
Danish: konkurrent
Dutch: concurrent
European Spanish: competencia
Finnish: kilpailija
French: concurrent
German: Konkurrent
Greek: ανταγωνιστής
Italian: concorrente
Japanese: 競争者
Korean: 경쟁자
Norwegian: konkurrent
Polish: konkurent
European Portuguese: concorrente
Romanian: concurența
Russian: конкурент
Latin American Spanish: contrincante
Swedish: konkurrent
Thai: ผู้แข่งขัน
Turkish: yarışmacı
Ukrainian: конкурент
Vietnamese: đối thủ cạnh tranh
British English: competitor NOUN
in contest A competitor is a person who takes part in a competition or contest.
One of the oldest competitors won the individual silver medal.
American English: competitor
Brazilian Portuguese: competidor
Chinese: 竞争对手
European Spanish: participante
French: concurrent
German: Teilnehmer
Italian: concorrente
Japanese: ライバル企業
Korean: 경쟁사
European Portuguese: competidor
Latin American Spanish: participante
Chinese translation of 'competitor'
competitor
(kəmˈpɛtɪtəʳ)
n(c)
(in business) 竞(競)争(爭)对(對)手 (jìngzhēng duìshǒu) (个(個), gè)
(= participant) 参(參)赛(賽)者 (cānsàizhě) (个(個), gè)
1 (noun)
Definition
a person, team, or firm that competes
The bank isn't performing as well as some of its competitors.
Synonyms
rival
He finished two seconds ahead of his rival.
competition
In this business you have to stay one step ahead of the competition.
opposition
The team inflicted a crushing defeat on the opposition.
adversary
His political adversaries were creating trouble for him.
antagonist
He had never previously lost to his antagonist.
emulator
2 (noun)
Definition
a person, team, or firm that competes
One of the oldest competitors in the race won the silver medal.
Synonyms
contestant
She was a former contestant in a television baking competition.
participant
He was a reluctant participant in the proceedings.
contender
Her trainer said yesterday that she would be a strong contender for a place in the British team.
challenger
entrant
All items submitted for the competition must be the entrant's own work.
player
top chess players
opponent
Mrs Kennedy's opponent in the leadership contest
Additional synonyms
in the sense of adversary
Definition
an opponent in a fight, disagreement, or sporting contest
His political adversaries were creating trouble for him.
Synonyms
opponent,
rival,
opposer,
enemy,
competitor,
foe (formal, literary),
contestant,
antagonist
in the sense of antagonist
Definition
an opponent or adversary
He had never previously lost to his antagonist.
Synonyms
opponent,
rival,
opposer,
enemy,
competitor,
contender,
foe (formal, literary),
adversary
in the sense of competition
Definition
people against whom one competes
In this business you have to stay one step ahead of the competition.