competitor
Americannoun
noun
Related Words
See opponent.
Other Word Forms
- competitorship noun
Etymology
Origin of competitor
First recorded in 1525–35; from Latin competītor “rival for an office,” equivalent to com- com- + petītor “seeker, claimant” ( petitor )
Example Sentences
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It’s a decent number of devices, but many competitors to ExpressVPN allow 10, and some even allow unlimited simultaneous connections.
From Salon
In December, it also bought the brand of collapsed rival Fired Earth in a £3m rescue deal, after the Oxfordshire-based competitor went into administration in October.
From BBC
He accused the two newspapers of subjecting him to "an endless pursuit, a campaign, an obsession with having every aspect of my life under surveillance so they could get the run on their competitors".
From BBC
Investors are concerned that Oracle’s legacy database business will be disrupted by AI-native competitors.
From MarketWatch
An upstart competitor would have to gain access to a customer’s data and organize it.
From MarketWatch
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