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Competitor vs Participant - What's the difference?

competitor | participant |

As nouns the difference between competitor and participant

is that competitor is a person or organization against whom one is competing while participant is one who participates.

As an adjective participant is

sharing; participating; having a share of part.

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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    participant

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • one who participates

    • Synonyms

    * partaker, participator

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Sharing; participating; having a share of part.
  • * , History of the Reign of King Henry VII
  • ** Therefore during the parliament he published his royal proclamation, offering pardon and grace of restitution to all such as had taken arms, or been participant of any attempts against him;

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