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com·pet·i·tor \kəmˈped.əd.ə(r), -etətə(r) also -ed.əˌtȯ(ə)r or -etəˌtȯ(ə)r or -ˌtȯ(ə)\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle French compétiteur, from Latin competitor, from competitus (past participle of competere to compete for) + -or 1. a. : one that seeks what another seeks or claims what another claims : rival; especially : one on equal footing with another rival or other rivals < a competitor in an election > < a born competitor > < a competitor nation > b. : an organism or kind of organism that lives in competition with another 2. : one that is engaged in selling or buying goods or services in the same market as another 3. obsolete : associate, confederate |