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competitor
adjectives
a major competitor
• Japan soon became a major competitor in the electronics industry.
somebody's main/chief competitor
• The company's main competitor is Vodaphone.
somebody's closest competitor
( also somebody's nearest competitor British English ) (= somebody's main competitor )
• He had five times as many votes as his nearest competitor.
somebody's biggest competitor
(= somebody's main competitor, especially in business )
• The company's biggest competitor is in financial trouble.
foreign/European/international etc competitors
• America's electronics industry is keen to fight off foreign competitors.
a direct competitor
(= competing directly with you )
• He knew she was a successful businesswoman and a direct competitor.
a strong/serious competitor
• In the global economy, China is emerging as a strong competitor.
a fierce competitor
(= very strong )
• He had prepared his daughter to be a fierce competitor.
a potential competitor
(= a person, company etc that might compete with you )
• A merger would also remove a potential competitor in the market.
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noun in business ADJ. biggest, chief, leading, main, major | fierce, serious, strong The company has no serious competitors in this area. | closest, direct, nearest | domestic, local | foreign, international, overseas PREP. ~ for fierce competitors for the dominant position in the Asian market person who takes part in a competition ADJ. strong, top She is one of the sport's top competitors. | successful COMPETITOR + VERB enter sth Ten competitors entered the race.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary