competitor
/kəmˈpɛtɪtə
/noun
1A person who takes part in a sporting contest: two competitors were banned for taking drugs...
- It goes without saying that, for a golf event to be contested fairly, every competitor must play off the same tees.
- Competition rules state that competitors must be 15 or over because of the nature of the water.
- He said there was plenty of interest from competitors keen to participate in the games.
Synonyms
contestant, contender, challenger, participant, candidate, entrant;
runner, racer, player, athlete
1.1An organization or country engaged in commercial or economic competition with others: our main industrial competitors...
- ITV has one distinct selling point over most of its competitors in the commercial sector.
- Patents are often used by big companies to force competitors out of the market.
- A company could be right in the middle of its launch campaign when a competitor releases a rival product.
Synonyms
rival, challenger, opponent, opposer, adversary, antagonist, combatant, enemy, foe;
competition, opposition
rare corrival, vier