Com*pet"i*tor (?), n. [L.: cf. F. comp'etiteur.]
1.
One who seeks what another seeks, or claims what another claims; one who competes; a rival.
And can not brook competitors in love.
Shak.
2.
An associate; a confederate.
[Obs.]
Every hour more competitors
Flock to their aid, and still their power increaseth.
Shak.
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