Etymology

competitor

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Today it means: A person or organization against whom one is competing. Full definition →

Middle French compétiteur ← Latin competitor
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  1. Latin · derived fromcompetitor
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromcompétiteur
  3. English todaycompetitor

Borrowed from Middle French compétiteur, from Latin competitor.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.