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Competitory vs Competitor - What's the difference?

competitory | competitor |

As an adjective competitory

is (dated) acting in competition or rivalry.

As a noun competitor is

a person or organization against whom one is competing.

competitory

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (dated) Acting in competition or rivalry.
    • (Webster 1913)

    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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