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Webster 1913 Edition
Competitor
Com-pet′i-tor
,Noun.
[L.: cf. F.
compétiteur
.] 1.
One who seeks what another seeks, or claims what another claims; one who competes; a rival.
And can not brook
competitors
in love. Shakespeare
2.
An associate; a confederate.
[Obs.]
Every hour more
Flock to their aid, and still their power increaseth.
competitors
Flock to their aid, and still their power increaseth.
Shakespeare
Webster 1828 Edition
Competitor
COMPETITOR
, n.1.
One who seeks and endeavors to obtain what another seeks; or one who claims what another claims; a rival.They cannot brook competitors in love.
2.
An opponent.