Hypertext Webster Gateway: "competitor"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Competitor \Com*pet"i*tor\, n. [L.: cf. F. comp['e]titeur.]
1. One who seeks what another seeks, or claims what another
claims; one who competes; a rival.
And can not brook competitors in love. --Shak.
2. An associate; a confederate. [Obs.]
Every hour more competitors Flock to their aid, and
still their power increaseth. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
competitor
n : the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his
rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was
doing" [syn: {rival}, {challenger}, {competition}, {contender}]
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