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competitor

com·pe·ti·tor

UK/kəmˈpɛt.ɪ.tɚ/ US/kʌˈmpɛtɪtɜr/ fairly common

noun

1.

the contestant you hope to defeat

  • “he had respect for his rivals”
  • “he wanted to know what the competition was doing”

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French compétiteur, from Latin competitor.

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