Dictionary

competitor en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /kəmˈpɛt.ɪ.tɚ/
• (Southern-England) audio
• kəm-pĕtʹ-ĭ-tər

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French compétiteur, from Latin competitor.

Meanings

1. A person or organization against whom one is competing.
   • Hitherto the river had given facilities to Kingston traders which their competitors elsewhere could not possess, but now the railway took the malt from distant towns to the London market at lower rates than the bargemasters. 1958 July 14, J. Spencer Gilks, “Railway Development at Kingston-upon-Thames—1”, in Railway Magazine, page 449:
2. A participant in a competition, especially in athletics.
3. (obsolete) Partner, associate, one working with another toward a common goal.
   • Ioine with me now in this my meane eſtate, […] And when my name and honor ſhall be ſpread, As far as Boreas claps his braſen wings, Or faire Botëes ſends his cheerefull light. Then ſhalt thou be Competitor with me, And ſit with Tamburlaine in all his maieſtie. c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act I, scene ii:

Forms

Deriveds

competitress · noncompetitor · supercompetitor · anticompetitor · intercompetitor · archcompetitor · competitorship · coopetitor

Relateds

competitive · competition · compete

Synonyms

adversary (person against whom one is competing) · contestant (participant in a competition) · agonist · opponent (person against whom one is competing)

Translations (150)

mn өрсөлдөгч (participant in a competition) · fr concurrent (person against whom one is competing) · cmn 選手 /选手 (participant in a competition) · fa رقیب (person against whom one is competing) · mk соперник (person against whom one is competing) · is keppinautur (person against whom one is competing) · bg съпе́рничка (person against whom one is competing) · ro competitoare (person against whom one is competing) · pt concorrente (participant in a competition) · sw mshindani (person against whom one is competing) · fi kilpailija (participant in a competition) · it competitore (person against whom one is competing) · he מתחרה (participant in a competition) · ru сопе́рник (participant in a competition) · pt competidor (participant in a competition) · nb konkurrent (person against whom one is competing) · el ανταγωνιστής (person against whom one is competing) · gl competidor (person against whom one is competing) · cy ymrysonwr (person against whom one is competing) · ml എതിരാളി (person against whom one is competing) · ota رقیب (participant in a competition) · fi kilpailija (person against whom one is competing) · eo konkuranto (person against whom one is competing) · hi प्रतिस्पर्धी (person against whom one is competing) · da konkurrent (person against whom one is competing) · be канкурэ́нт (person against whom one is competing) · mi kaiwhakataetae (participant in a competition) · id pesaing (person against whom one is competing) · gd co-fharpaiseach (participant in a competition) · is samkeppnisaðili (person against whom one is competing) · es contrincante (person against whom one is competing) · be супе́рнік (person against whom one is competing) · uk конкуре́нтка (person against whom one is competing) · pl zawodnik (participant in a competition) · it antagonista (person against whom one is competing) · mn ᠥᠷᠢᠰᠦᠯᠳᠦᠭᠴᠢ (person against whom one is competing) · pl współzawodniczka (person against whom one is competing) · is keppandi (participant in a competition) · ro concurent (participant in a competition) · bg състеза́тел (participant in a competition) · cy ymrysonwr (participant in a competition) · nl concurent (person against whom one is competing) · uk конкуре́нт (person against whom one is competing) · cy cystadleuwr (person against whom one is competing) · nl concurrent (person against whom one is competing) · hy մրցակից (person against whom one is competing) · it concorrente (participant in a competition) · mn өрсөлдөгч (person against whom one is competing) · ru сопе́рница (participant in a competition) · ro concurent (person against whom one is competing) · bg състезателка (participant in a competition) · cs soutěžící (participant in a competition) · cmn 競爭對手 /竞争对手 (person against whom one is competing) · pl rywal (person against whom one is competing) · grc ἀγωνιστής (person against whom one is competing) · cmn 比賽者 /比赛者 (person against whom one is competing) · tr rakip (participant in a competition) · pt concorrente (person against whom one is competing) · cy cystadleuwr (participant in a competition) · nrf compétiteu (person against whom one is competing) · ru конкуре́нтка (person against whom one is competing) · pl konkurentka (person against whom one is competing) · uk супе́рник (person against whom one is competing) · de Konkurrentin (person against whom one is competing) · cmn 競爭者 /竞争者 (person against whom one is competing) · uk супе́рниця (person against whom one is competing) · de Wettkämpfer (participant in a competition) · sh konkurent (participant in a competition) · mk конкурентка (person against whom one is competing) · sv tävlare (participant in a competition) · fr compétiteur (person against whom one is competing) · be сапе́рніца (person against whom one is competing) · bg конкуре́нт (person against whom one is competing) · ga iomaitheoir (participant in a competition) · kk бақас (person against whom one is competing) · sh rival (person against whom one is competing) · cs konkurent (person against whom one is competing) · grc ἀγωνιστής (participant in a competition) · gd co-fharpaiseach (person against whom one is competing) · be супе́рніца (person against whom one is competing) · pl rywalka (person against whom one is competing) · ro concurentă (participant in a competition) · ota رقیب (person against whom one is competing) · ka მოცილე (person against whom one is competing) · kk бәсекелес (person against whom one is competing) · ru сопе́рник (person against whom one is competing) · sv medtävlare (person against whom one is competing) · de Konkurrent (person against whom one is competing) · ro competitor (person against whom one is competing) · ko 경쟁자 (person against whom one is competing) · sh suparnik (person against whom one is competing) · it avversario (person against whom one is competing) · cs závodník (person against whom one is competing) · sv medtävlare (participant in a competition) · ja 競争者 (person against whom one is competing) · sv konkurrent (participant in a competition) · mi kaitauwhāinga (person against whom one is competing) · he מִתְחָרֶה (person against whom one is competing) · fr compétitrice (person against whom one is competing) · es competidor (participant in a competition) · pl zawodniczka (participant in a competition) · cs závodníce (person against whom one is competing) · mn ᠥᠷᠢᠰᠦᠯᠳᠦᠭᠴᠢ (participant in a competition) · hu versenyző (participant in a competition) · sh rival (participant in a competition) · bg съпе́рник (person against whom one is competing) · mk конкурент (person against whom one is competing) · id saingan (person against whom one is competing) · de Wettbewerbsteilnehmer (participant in a competition) · sh suparnik (participant in a competition) · sh konkurent (person against whom one is competing) · ro competitor (participant in a competition) · he מתחרה (person against whom one is competing) · am ተወዳዳሪ (person against whom one is competing) · ru сопе́рница (person against whom one is competing) · az rəqib (person against whom one is competing) · ka კონკურენტი (participant in a competition) · mk соперничка (person against whom one is competing) · pl współzawodnik (person against whom one is competing) · ml മത്സരാർത്ഥി (participant in a competition) · bg съпе́рница (person against whom one is competing) · hi प्रतिस्पर्धी (participant in a competition) · ru конкуре́нт (person against whom one is competing) · tr rakip (person against whom one is competing) · ar مُنَافِس (person against whom one is competing) · uz raqib (person against whom one is competing) · luy omushindani (person against whom one is competing) · be сапе́рнік (person against whom one is competing) · tl katagis (person against whom one is competing) · be канкурэ́нтка (person against whom one is competing) · pt competidor (person against whom one is competing) · hy մրցակից (participant in a competition) · ka მეტოქე (participant in a competition) · ka კონკურენტი (person against whom one is competing) · vi đối thủ (person against whom one is competing) · it rivale (person against whom one is competing) · he מִתְחָרֶה (participant in a competition) · bg конкуре́нтка (person against whom one is competing) · kk бақталас (person against whom one is competing) · sv konkurrent (person against whom one is competing) · tg рақиб (person against whom one is competing) · fr concurrente (person against whom one is competing) · mk натпреварувач (participant in a competition) · hi प्रतियोगी (person against whom one is competing) · ka მოწინააღმდეგე (participant in a competition) · ka მეტოქე (person against whom one is competing) · pl konkurent (person against whom one is competing) · sv tävlande (participant in a competition) · am ተወዳዳሪ (participant in a competition) · pt adversário (person against whom one is competing)