competitornoun [ C ]
uk/kəmˈpet.ɪ.tər/us/kəmˈpet̬.ə.t̬ɚ/B1 a person, team, or company that is competing against others:
Their prices are better than any of their competitors.
How many competitors took part in the race?
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- Only one competitor made a clear jump of the highest fence .
- Their million-pound bid for the company was trumped at the last moment by an offer for almost twice as much from their main competitor.
- Companies saddled with high debt have become inviting targets for cash-rich competitors.
- The retail group outbid all three competitors for space in the shopping centre.
- The payoff for years of research is a microscope which performs better than all of its competitors.
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Competitors & participants in sports & games
- back four
- benchwarmer
- boot boy
- center forward
- center half
- eleven
- fielder
- finisher
- gymnast
- outfield player
- outside forward
- phoenix club
- playmaker
- poacher
- runner
- scratch
- sprint
- squad
- underdog
- winger
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