Competitor

Noun

 * 1) A person or organization against whom one is competing.
 * 2) A participant in a competition, especially in athletics.

Adjectives for Competitor
insurgent; easygoing; formidable; alert; dangerous; cruel; honest; lame; veteran; motor; throat-cutting; husky; local; direct; active.

Verbs for Competitor
bankrupt—; defeat—; dispose of—; eliminate—; engage—; equal—; harass—; judge—; mass—s; outdistance—; outstrip —; rival—; suppress—; vanquish—; vie with—; —contests; —endeavors; —gains; ——objects; —s organize; —retires; —stimulates.

Synonyms for Competitor

 * (person against whom one is competing) adversary; opponent
 * (participant in a competition) contestant

Thesaurus
adversary, amateur athlete, antagonist, archer, athlete, ballplayer, baseballer, baseman, batter, battery, battler, belligerent, belted knight, bickerer, blade, blocking back, bowman, bravo, brawler, bully, bullyboy, catcher, center, coach, combatant, competition, contender, contestant, corrival, cricketer, defensive lineman, disputant, duelist, emulator, end, enforcer, entrant, fencer, feuder, fighter, fighting cock, foilsman, footballer, gamecock, games-player, gamester, gladiator, goon, gorilla, guard, hatchet man, hood, hoodlum, hooligan, infielder, jock, jouster, jumper, knight, lineman, militant, offensive lineman, opponent, opposition, outfield, outfielder, player, plug-ugly, poloist, professional athlete, pugilist, quarreler, quarterback, racer, rioter, rival, rough, rowdy, ruffian, sabreur, scrapper, scuffler, skater, sport, sportsman, squabbler, strong arm, strong-arm man, strong-armer, struggler, swashbuckler, sword, swordplayer, swordsman, tackle, tailback, the field, thug, tilter, tough, toxophilite, tussler, vier, wingback, wrangler, wrestler

Etymology
Formed with the verb to compete and the suffix -or.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 競爭者, 竞争者 (jìngzhēng zhě), 比賽者, 比赛者 (bǐsài zhě)
 * Croatian:, ,
 * Dutch: concurrent
 * Esperanto: konkuranto
 * Finnish:
 * French:, ,
 * Hebrew: מתחרה (mitkhare), מתחרה (mitkhara)
 * Icelandic: keppinautur (in a contest), samkeppnisaðili  (competitor for market share, etc.)


 * Italian: avversario, rivale, competitore, antagonista
 * Japanese: 競争者
 * Luhya:
 * Portuguese:, ,
 * Russian:, конкурентка, , соперница
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish: medtävlare,


 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, 选手
 * Croatian:, ,
 * Czech:


 * Finnish:
 * Hebrew: מתחרה (mitkhare), מתחרה (mitkhara)
 * Icelandic: keppandi
 * Russian:, соперница
 * Swedish: medtävlare,

Anagrams

 * optometric
 * topometric

Etymology
From competo:.

Noun

 * 1) A rival, competitor, adversary, opponent; plaintiff.

Derived terms

 * competītrix

Related terms

 * competenter
 * competentia
 * competītiō
 * competō


 * compitālicius
 * compitālis
 * compitum

Descendants

 * English:
 * French: compétiteur
 * Italian: competitore


 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish: