Definition of competitor
: one that competes: such asa : rival a fierce competitor on the soccer fieldb : one selling or buying goods or services in the same market as another offering lower prices than our competitorsc : an organism that lives in competition with another The squid population increased dramatically when food competitors were depleted by heavy overfishing.
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Examples of competitor in a Sentence
We offer better rates than our competitors.
There were more than 500 competitors in the race.
Recent Examples of competitor from the Web
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The poll conducted by SurveyUSA has Norwood, the runner-up in the 2009 mayor’s race, with about 27 percent of the vote – more than double her closest competitor in the crowded field.
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An S&P 500 Index fund by Vanguard or one of its competitors is tracking the same basket of stocks.
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Those poor levels of production compelled the government to take on nationalist pressures and to bring in competitors to try to turn around one of the country’s most important industries.
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This year there are competitors in 43 sports from 80 countries, more than in past games.
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According to the New York Times, Wray's experience working in political scandal gave him an edge over his competitors in the nomination selection.
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Other than their performance, the pianists’ biggest interaction with the public is at the announcement of which competitors will advance to the three rounds after the preliminaries.
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His nearest competitor trailed with only 16 hot dogs.
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The next-closest competitor trailed with just 16 hot dogs and buns.
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Origin and Etymology of competitor
see competition
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: someone who is trying to win or do better than all others especially in business or sports : someone who is competing
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