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Competitor vs Competitress - What's the difference?

competitor | competitress |

As nouns the difference between competitor and competitress

is that competitor is a person or organization against whom one is competing while competitress is a female competitor.

competitor

English

Alternative forms

* competitour (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person or organization against whom one is competing.
  • A participant in a competition, especially in athletics.

    • Synonyms

    * (person against whom one is competing) adversary (loosely''), opponent (''loosely ) * (participant in a competition) contestant

    Anagrams

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    competitress

    English

    Noun

    (es)
  • (archaic) A female competitor.
    • (Webster 1913)