competitor

noun com·pet·i·tor \ kəm-ˈpe-tə-tər \

Updated on: 27 May 2018

Definition of competitor

: 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.

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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

His closest competitor is Gustavo Petro (on the right), a former mayor of Bogotá who was himself a member of the M19 guerrilla group in the 1980s.

— The Economist, "The faulty front-runners for Colombia’s presidency," 24 May 2018
In many ways, Lyft and its competitor Uber, the ride-hailing companies that control the vast majority of the U.S. market, are successful.

— patrick sisson, Curbed, "Lyft is spending $100M on new hubs for drivers," 23 May 2018
Partners has higher costs than its competitors, but Fanale argued that Care New England patients would not face higher prices through the deal because the vast majority of them would continue to receive care locally.

— priyanka dayal mccluskey, BostonGlobe.com, "Partners HealthCare, R.I. hospital system finalize merger deal," 23 May 2018
Though YouTube is best known as the world's biggest video hub, its new premium music service focuses on audio-only tracks like its competitors Spotify and Apple Music do, surfacing music videos only in a certain section of the app.

— dan rys, Billboard, "Inside YouTube's New Subscription Music Streaming Service," 22 May 2018
The search company and competitors like IBM, Intel, and Microsoft want to rent or sell quantum computers to companies such as Daimler and JP Morgan, which are already exploring how the machines might improve batteries and financial models.

— tom simonite, WIRED, "Google, Alibaba Spar Over Timeline for 'Quantum Supremacy'," 19 May 2018
One way Skip will try to set itself apart from competitors like Bird or Lime is by the quality of its scooters.

— sean o'kane, The Verge, "The creators of the Boosted board have launched an electric scooter sharing service," 17 May 2018
Just Salad may have decided on the change as a way to differentiate itself from competitors like Chop't and Sweetgreen.

— olivia harrison, refinery29.com, "Just Salad Is Changing Its Salads — Here's What New Yorkers Have To Say About It," 15 May 2018
Science backs up the notion that this unflinching drive forward is as essential as physical talent for competitors like Jurek, if not more so.

— paul bisceglio, The Atlantic, "The Wisdom of Running a 2,189-Mile Marathon," 13 May 2018

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