(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A company’s ~s are companies who are trying to sell similar goods or services to the same people.
The bank isn’t performing as well as some of its ~s.
= rival
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2.
A ~ is a person who takes part in a competition or contest.
Herbert Blocker of Germany, one of the oldest ~s, won the individual silver medal.
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