competitor

B1 Topic:People & Society

US /kəmˈpɛt.ɪ.tɚ/ See IPA manual

Freq #12277

Meanings

1

noun
A person or company that competes against another, especially in business.

The shop lowered its prices to stay ahead of its competitors.
2

noun
A person who takes part in a competition, especially in sport.

Each competitor was given a number to wear on their shirt.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a person or company that... rival opponent adversary

2 noun · a person who takes part in... contestant

Word family

Forms competitors

Derived forms anticompetitorarchcompetitorcompetitorshipcompetitresscoopetitorintercompetitornoncompetitorsupercompetitor

Related forms compete competition competitive

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Phrases (1)

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competitor analysis
an assessment of competing businesses' strengths and weaknesses

Noun + noun

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French compétiteur, from Latin competitor.

compétiteur Middle French competitor Latin

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Topics

People & Society

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# competitor

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /kəmˈpɛt.ɪ.tɚ/
**Frequency rank:** 12277

## Meanings
1. A person or company that competes against another, especially in business.
2. A person who takes part in a competition, especially in sport.

## Examples
- The shop lowered its prices to stay ahead of its competitors.
- Each competitor was given a number to wear on their shirt.

## Derived Forms
- anticompetitor
- archcompetitor
- competitorship
- competitress
- coopetitor
- intercompetitor
- noncompetitor
- supercompetitor

## Related Forms
- compete
- competition
- competitive

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: compétiteur
- Root: competitor

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French compétiteur, from Latin competitor.

## AI Etymology
competitor is a noun. It was borrowed from Middle French compétiteur, from Latin competitor. Historical forms in the chain include compétiteur (Middle French) and competitor (Latin). Current senses include a person or company that competes against another, especially in business and a person who takes part in a competition, especially in sport. Derived forms include anticompetitor, archcompetitor, competitorship, competitress, and coopetitor. Related words include compete, competition, and competitive.

## Topics
- People & Society

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