competitor Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the contestant you hope to defeat
    rival; contender; competition; challenger.
    • he had respect for his rivals
    • he wanted to know what the competition was doing

WordNet

Com*pet"i*tor noun
Etymology
L.: cf. F. compétiteur.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913