competitor
[noun]
Synonyms: contestant, adversary, antagonist, challenger, opponent, rival

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com‧pet‧i‧tor /kəmˈpetətə, kəmˈpetɪtə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
[Word Family: noun: competition, competitor, competitiveness; adjective: competitive ≠ UNCOMPETITIVE, competing; verb: compete; adverb: competitively]

1. a person, team, company etc that is competing with another:
Last year they sold twice as many computers as their competitors.
major/main competitors
The company’s four major competitors have nothing to rival the new product.

2. someone who takes part in a competition:
Two of the competitors failed to turn up for the race.

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competitor
noun
I. in business
ADJ. biggest, chief, leading, main, major | fierce, serious, strong The company has no serious competitors in this area.
closest, direct, nearest | domestic, local | foreign, international, overseas
PREP. ~ for fierce competitors for the dominant position in the Asian market

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competitor
II. person who takes part in a competition
ADJ. strong, top She is one of the sport's top competitors.
successful
COMPETITOR + VERB enter sth Ten competitors entered the race.

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competitor

a major competitor
Japan soon became a major competitor in the electronics industry.
somebody's main/chief competitor
The company's main competitor is Vodaphone.
somebody's closest competitor (also somebody's nearest competitor British English) (=somebody's main competitor)
He had five times as many votes as his nearest competitor.
somebody's biggest competitor (=somebody's main competitor, especially in business)
The company's biggest competitor is in financial trouble.
foreign/European/international etc competitors
America's electronics industry is keen to fight off foreign competitors.
a direct competitor (=competing directly with you)
He knew she was a successful businesswoman and a direct competitor.
a strong/serious competitor
In the global economy, China is emerging as a strong competitor.
a fierce competitor (=very strong)
He had prepared his daughter to be a fierce competitor.
a potential competitor (=a person, company etc that might compete with you)
A merger would also remove a potential competitor in the market.

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