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COMPETITOR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The contestant you hope to defeat
Example:
he wanted to know what the competition was doing
Synonyms:
challenger; competition; competitor; contender; rival
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("competitor" is a kind of...):
contestant (a person who participates in competitions)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "competitor"):
champ; champion; title-holder (someone who has won first place in a competition)
comer (someone with a promising future)
finalist (a contestant who reaches the final stages of a competition)
favorite; favourite; front-runner (a competitor thought likely to win)
king; queen; world-beater (a competitor who holds a preeminent position)
runner-up; second best (the competitor who finishes second)
scratch (a competitor who has withdrawn from competition)
semifinalist (one of four competitors remaining in a tournament by elimination)
street fighter (a contestant who is very aggressive and willing to use underhand methods)
tier (any one of two or more competitors who tie one another)
tilter (someone who engages in a tilt or joust)
Derivation:
compete (compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others)
Context examples:
As well as producing toxins that directly kill their competitors, bacteria can release toxins that can act as 'provoking agents'.
(Bacteria Can 'Divide and Conquer' to Vanquish Their Enemies, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Your competitors will eye your progress and will want to rise as rapidly.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Her relatives encouraged me; competitors piqued me; she allured me: a marriage was achieved almost before I knew where I was.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
This can lead to the competitors wiping each other out, especially when the provoking strain is shielded from, or resistant to, their toxins.
(Bacteria Can 'Divide and Conquer' to Vanquish Their Enemies, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Most of these so-called competitors are not nearly as talented as you, so keep your focus on your own performance, and don’t worry about your competitor’s next moves.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
They found that when used against a single competitor, provocation backfires: the provoked strain mounts a strong toxic counterattack and harms the provoking strain.
(Bacteria Can 'Divide and Conquer' to Vanquish Their Enemies, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
You might be working on an ad campaign that is quite original and effective or a publicity campaign that you need to keep away from the prying eyes of competitors.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
June-born Cancers experienced this type of unfairness from a romantic or business partner, competitors, or bosses during 2018, and currently, it is those Cancers born on or near July 3-4 who are being similarly dominated by a partner in love or business or from competitors in a near-ruthless way.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
