Competitor

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. One that competes with another, as in sports or business; a rival.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A person or organization against whom one is competing.
  • n. A participant in a competition, especially in athletics.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. One who seeks what another seeks, or claims what another claims; one who competes; a rival.
  • n. An associate; a confederate.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. One who competes; one who contends for and endeavors to obtain what another seeks at the same time, or claims what another claims; a rival.
  • n. One who competes with another in zeal for the same cause; a zealous associate or confederate; a comrade.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the contestant you hope to defeat
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    contestant   
    Cross Reference
    racer   
    Hyponym
    scratch    champion    enemy    runner-up    semifinalist    queen    title-holder    finalist    tier    favorite   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    rival    associate    confederate    contestant    antagonist    concurrent    field    entran    opponent    adversary   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    rival    opponent    adversary    competition    buyer    athlete    customer    partner    candidate    antagonist