/kʌmpɛˈtʌtɚ/ - [kumpetuter] - com•pet•i•tor
We found 10 definitions of competitor from 5 different sources.
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competitor - the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing" | ||
rival, challenger, competition, contender | ||
contestant a person who participates in competitions | ||
champ, title-holder, champion someone who fights for a cause | ||
comer someone with a promising future | ||
finalist a contestant who reaches the final stages of a competition | ||
foe, enemy a personal enemy; "they had been political foes for years" | ||
front-runner, favorite, favourite a competitor thought likely to win | ||
world-beater, king, queen (chess) the weakest but the most important piece | ||
runner-up, second best the competitor who finishes second | ||
scratch an indication of damage | ||
semifinalist one of four competitors remaining in a tournament by elimination | ||
street fighter someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing | ||
tier one of two or more layers one atop another; "tier upon tier of huge casks"; "a three-tier wedding cake" |