competitor
/kəmˈpɛt.ɪ.tɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.81 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A person or organization against whom one is competing.
noun
A participant in a competition, especially in athletics.
Example Sentences
- "Hitherto the river had given facilities to Kingston traders which their competitors elsewhere could not possess, but now the railway took the malt from distant towns to the London market at lower rates than the bargemasters."
- "Ioine with me now in this my meane eſtate, […] And when my name and honor ſhall be ſpread, As far as Boreas claps his braſen wings, Or faire Botëes ſends his cheerefull light. Then ſhalt thou be Competitor with me, And ſit with Tamburlaine in all his maieſtie."
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French compétiteur, from Latin competitor.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: compétiteur, competitor