- a person who takes part in a competition
- Over 200 competitors entered the race.
- the youngest competitor in the event
- the most successful South African competitor at the games
- competitor for something There are six remaining competitors for the grand prize of $50 000.
Extra Examples- She is one of the sport's top competitors.
- He is the oldest competitor in this year's London Marathon.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- strong
- top
- successful
- …
- enter something
- a person or an organization that competes against others, especially in business
- We produce cheaper goods than our competitors.
- The company is outperforming its main competitors in the US market.
- competitor to something They are set to become formidable competitors to American companies.
- competitor for something Japan was not a major competitor for scarce resources such as oil.
Extra ExamplesTopics Sports: other sportsb1, Businessb1- The company has no serious competitors in this area.
- The industry is facing increasingly strong foreign competitors.
- fierce competitors for the dominant position in the Asian market
- Who is your main competitor?
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- biggest
- chief
- leading
- …
- face
- beat
- outperform
- …
- offer something
- competitor for
Word Originearly 16th cent.: from French compétiteur or Latin competitor, from competit- ‘striven for’, from the verb competere, from com- ‘together’ + petere ‘aim at, seek’.
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