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competitor
noun com·pet·i·tor \kəm-ˈpe-tə-tər\
: someone who is trying to win or do better than all others especially in business or sports : someone who is competing
Full Definition of COMPETITOR
: one that competes: as a : rival b : one selling or buying goods or services in the same market as another c : an organism that lives in competition with another
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First Known Use of COMPETITOR
1534
Related to COMPETITOR
- Synonyms
- challenger, competition, contender, contestant, corrival, rival
- Antonyms
- noncompetitor
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COMPETITORS Defined for Kids
competitor
noun com·pet·i·tor \kəm-ˈpe-tə-tər\
Definition of COMPETITOR for Kids
: someone or something that is trying to beat or do better than others in a contest or in the selling of goods or services : rival
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