competitor

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

com·peti·tor [competitor competitors] BrE [kəmˈpetɪtə(r)] NAmE [kəmˈpetɪtər] noun
1. a person or an organization that competes against others, especially in business
•our main/major competitor
•We produce cheaper goods than our competitors.
2. a person who takes part in a competition
•Over 200 competitors entered the race.

Word Origin:
early 16th cent.: from French compétiteur or Latin competitor, from competit- ‘striven for’, from the verb competere, from com- ‘together’ petere ‘aim at, seek’.

Example Bank:
•She is one of the sport's top competitors.
•Ten competitors entered the race.
•The company has no serious competitors in this area.
•The industry is facing increasingly strong foreign competitors.
•fierce competitors for the dominant position in the Asian market
•He is the oldest competitor in this year's London Marathon.
•Who is your main competitor?

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  rival, challenger, competition, contender