noun
1 in business
ADJECTIVE
▪ biggest , chief , leading , main , major
▪ fierce , formidable , serious , strong , tough
▪
The company has no serious ~s in this area.
▪ potential
▪ closest , direct , nearest
▪ domestic , local
▪ foreign , global , international , overseas
VERB + COMPETITOR
▪ face
▪
The industry is facing increasingly strong foreign ~s.
▪ beat , outperform
COMPETITOR + VERB
▪ offer sth
▪
Nearly all our ~s offered free Internet services.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ for
▪
fierce ~s for the dominant position in the Asian market
2 person who takes part in a competition
ADJECTIVE
▪ strong , top
▪
She is one of the sport's top ~s.
▪ successful
▪ worthy
▪ fellow
▪ fitness (= who take part in fitness contests) ( AmE )
COMPETITOR + VERB
▪ enter sth
▪
Ten ~s entered the race.