competitor

noun

com·​pet·​i·​tor kəm-ˈpe-tə-tər 

: one that competes: such as

a

: rival

a fierce competitor on the soccer field

b

: one selling or buying goods or services in the same market as another

offering lower prices than our competitors

c

: an organism that lives in competition with another

The squid population increased dramatically when food competitors were depleted by heavy overfishing.

Synonyms of competitor

• contestant
• contender
• rival
• challenger

Examples of competitor in a Sentence

We offer better rates than our competitors.

There were more than 500 competitors in the race.

Recent Examples on the Web

But newspaper people ought to stand in solidarity with our broadcast brethren/competitors in this incredibly small-minded and grudging clash between the White House and the Washington press corps. — Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026

The King of the Mountain match was one of the unique bouts in the company as competitors fight to hang a title belt on a hook suspended above the cage. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026

What is new is the decision to gather that business under a permanent global department, something several of Christie’s competitors have already done. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 23 Sep. 2026

If your competitor’s site remembers what someone was browsing yesterday, your customer now expects that from you too, whether or not you’re set up for it. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

see competition

First Known Use

1534, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

competitor

noun

com·​pet·​i·​tor kəm-ˈpet-ət-ər 

: one that competes especially in the selling of goods or services : rival