kəmˈped.əd.ə(r), -etətə(r) also -ed.əˌtȯ(ə)r or -etəˌtȯ(ə)r or -ˌtȯ(ə) noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle French compétiteur, from Latin competitor, from competitus (past participle of competere to compete for) + -or
1.
a. : one that seeks what another seeks or claims what another claims : rival ; especially : one on equal footing with another rival or other rivals
a competitor in an election
a born competitor
a competitor nation
b. : an organism or kind of organism that lives in competition with another
2. : one that is engaged in selling or buying goods or services in the same market as another
3. obsolete : associate , confederate