competitor:

(plural: ‘competitors‘; pronunciation: the letter ‘c’ is said with a ‘k’ sound as in “king”)

two competitors fighting

a person (a sports team, business organisation, firm, etc.) that tries to do better (compete) than any other of its own kind;

a contestant — one who wants or tries to beat or to win over;

a rival — especially a boxer who stands against and tries to beat another and/or a company which organises itself better and gives better services than another company,

business competitors

e.g.

Chris Arreola of the US is the only competitor to Vitali Klitschko of Ukraine in the world heavyweight boxing championship.

In the United Kingdom, Pepsico is the major competitor to the Coca Cola soft drink company.

After beating seven competitor, Donald has reached semi-finals, and there are still two tough competitors he must win over to get the trophy and the title.

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