competitor

[ kuhm-pet-i-ter ]

noun

1. a person, team, company, etc., that competes; rival.

competitor

/ kəmˈpɛtɪtə /

noun

1. a person, group, team, firm, etc, that vies or competes; rival

Other Words From

• com·peti·tor·ship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of competitor¹

First recorded in 1525–35; from Latin competītor “rival for an office,” equivalent to com- com- + petītor “seeker, claimant” ( petitor )

Synonym Study

See opponent.

Example Sentences

In response, Craven and Tehrani created Kick, a competitor streaming site, and tempted Twitch streamers with massive contracts to hop platforms and gamble freely.

From Slate

Bloomberg journalist Amanda Mull told the BBC in July that positioning itself as a competitor to the likes of Temu would be a near-term priority for Amazon.

From BBC

That was already mostly out the window, and it has to be all out the window now that Trump not only is an enthusiastic user of Truth’s top competitor but is in an oligarchic buddy-cop movie with its owner.

From Slate

When he was in office, Trump labelled China a “strategic competitor” and imposed tariffs on some Chinese imports to the US.

From BBC

The gambit helped to consolidate Republican support behind Garvey and vault him past fierce competitor Rep. Katie Porter, an Orange County Democrat, who finished a distant third.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• adversary
• challenger
• competition
• contestant
• favorite
• opponent
• rival