名词

1. 竞争者;对手
A company's competitors are companies who are trying to sell similar goods or services to the same people.

2. 选手;参赛者
A competitor is a person who takes part in a competition or contest.

1. the contestant you hope to defeat

e.g. he had respect for his rivals
he wanted to know what the competition was doing

Synonym: rivalchallengercompetitioncontender