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competitor Definition

com·peti·tor (kəm petət ər)

noun

  1. a person who competes; rival
  2. a business, team, etc. that competes

Etymology: L

competitor Synonyms

competitor

n.

competitor Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • greet: On Sunday morning, fog and NO wind greeted the competitors.
  • attract: Three prizes attracted even more competitors than the prototype quiz offered in 2004.
  • eliminate: Basically its designed to ensure that the G14 clubs get richer whilst eliminating any competitors.
  • prevent: It can keep vandals from altering your Web page and prevent industrial competitors from reading your confidential documents.
  • allow: It allows competitors, organizers and spectators to recognize and celebrate together the best performers from the weekend.

Preposition: in

  • marketplace: The company is growing fast, highly profitable and rapidly gaining market share from competitors in a highly fragmented marketplace.
  • championship: There are also a number of competitors in both championships who could feasibly lift the season's trophies at the end of the year.
  • race: Thus ended my first and last attempt as a competitor in such races.
  • market: Prices are then likely to increase with fewer competitors in the market " .

Adjective modifier

  • fellow: Fellow competitors Dyson Racing provided them with a new rear end.
  • near: This is double the amount of consumable material provided by our nearest competitors.
  • formidable: At the same time, a really formidable low wage competitor at the bottom end of the market was starting to make itself felt.
  • overseas: Junior Overseas Trophy J Awarded to the highest placed Overseas competitor under 13 in the British Open Championship.
  • would-be: Of all the would-be competitors to the Palm Treo 650 we've seen, the Motorola Q seems best poised to surpass it.
  • main: Over the past 25 years, the UK has invested around 30 per cent less than its main European competitors.

Modifies a noun

  • intelligence: Special project work can include patent watch services, competitor intelligence reports and statistical analysis.
  • analysis: Our work has covered a range of research from local competitor analysis to detailed reports into the biotechnology sector.

Noun used with modifier

  • novice: Written for novices, all advice is based on the first hand experiences of a novice competitor.
  • championship: He has been on the coaching staff of GB and English teams and his swimmers include Olympic, Commonwealth and European championship competitors.
  • lady: Regretfully there being no lady competitors The Craig Trophy for the best Lady performer could not be awarded.