Competitor Noun Kəmˈpetɪtə(R Kəmˈpetɪtər Entered Race Youngest Event

• over 200 competitors entered the race.
• the youngest competitor in the event
• the most successful south african competitor at the games
• there are six remaining competitors for the grand prize of $50 000.

competitor

1. 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
• 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.
2. 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.
• They are set to become formidable competitors to American companies.
• Japan was not a major competitor for scarce resources such as oil.

Extra Examples

• 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?

Word Origin

• early 16th cent.: from French compétiteur or Latin competitor, from competit- ‘striven for’, from the verb competere, from com- ‘together’ + petere ‘aim at, seek’.