Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - competitor

(competitors) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A company’s competitors 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 competitors. = rival N-COUNT: oft poss N 2. A competitor is a person who takes part in a competition or contest. Herbert Blocker of Germany, one of the oldest competitors, won the individual silver medal. N-COUNT