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Contender vs Competitor - What's the difference?

contender | competitor |

As nouns the difference between contender and competitor

is that contender is someone who competes with one or more other people while competitor is a person or organization against whom one is competing.

contender

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Someone who competes with one or more other people

    • See also

    * contestant

    Anagrams

    * English agent nouns ----

    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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