competitor

noun

com·​pet·​i·​tor kəm-ˈpe-tə-tər 

: one that competes: such as

a

: rival

a fierce competitor on the soccer field

b

: one selling or buying goods or services in the same market as another

offering lower prices than our competitors

c

: an organism that lives in competition with another

The squid population increased dramatically when food competitors were depleted by heavy overfishing.

Synonyms

• challenger
• competition
• contender
• contestant
• corrival
• rival

Examples of competitor in a Sentence

We offer better rates than our competitors.

There were more than 500 competitors in the race.

Recent Examples on the Web

Among users of listings apps, Zillow commands 64% of all traffic, more than four times its closest competitor, Realtor.com. —Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025

Lawyers for Meta told a federal judge on Monday that the social media company founded by billionaire Mark Zuckerberg is not a monopoly, countering a landmark lawsuit brought against it by the Federal Trade Commission accusing the tech giant of gobbling up its competitors to corner the market. —Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2025

Apple is also facing risks from the ongoing Google antitrust lawsuit by the Department of Justice, with Google potentially impacting Apple’s services business, and continues to face questioning about its artificial intelligence strategy as compared to its competitors, Nispel said. —Pia Singh, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2025

This mat isn’t as thick and durable as some of its competitors. —Bestreviews, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2025

Word History

Etymology

see competition

First Known Use

1534, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

competitor

noun

com·​pet·​i·​tor kəm-ˈpet-ət-ər 

: one that competes especially in the selling of goods or services : rival