Definition
A person or entity that competes; a competitor.
Etymology
Agent noun formed from 'compete' (from Latin 'competere,' to strive together) with the suffix '-er.' Though 'competitor' is the standard modern form, 'competer' appears occasionally in older or regional texts.
Kelly Says
This is an alternate form of 'competitor' that almost nobody uses anymore—but it shows how English agents can be formed: compete/competer, compete/competitor. English chose to favor the Latinate 'competitor,' pushing 'competer' into obscurity!
Translations
ARالعربية
تنافس
tan-a-fas
BNবাংলা
প্রতিযোগিতা
pro-ti-yo-go-ti-ta
CACatalà
competir
kom-pe-teer
CSČeština
konkurovat
kon-ku-ro-vat
DADansk
konkurrere
kon-kur-re-re
DEDeutsch
wettkämpfen
vet-kamp-fen
ELΕλληνικά
συγκεντρώνονται
si-kentro-no-men
ESEspañol
competir
kom-pe-teer
FISuomi
kilpailla
kil-pa-il-la
FRFrançais
compétitor
kom-pe-tee-tor
GUGU
પરીક્ષા
pa-ree-k-sha
HEעברית
להתחרות
le-hit-cha-rot
HIहिन्दी
प्रतिस्पर्धा करना
pra-ti-spar-dha ka-na
HUMagyar
verseny
ver-sen-y
IDBahasa Indonesia
bersaing
ber-sai-ang
ITItaliano
competere
kom-pe-te-re
KO한국어
경쟁하다
gyeong-jaeng-ha-da
MSBahasa Melayu
bertanding
ber-tan-ding
MYမြန်မာ
ပြိုင်ပွဲ
pyo-in-pu-we
NLNederlands
concurreren
kon-kur-re-ren
NONorsk
konkurrere
kon-kur-re-re
PLPolski
konkurować
kon-ku-ro-vat'
PTPortuguês
competir
kom-pe-teer
RORomână
concura
kon-ku-ra
RUРусский
конкурировать
kon-ku-ri-ro-vat'
SWKiswahili
kushindana
koo-shin-da-na
TAதமிழ்
போட்டியிட
po-tti-i-da
TEతెలుగు
పోటీ పడటం
po-tee po-da-tam
THไทย
แข่งขัน
khae-ng-khan
TLTL
kumpetisyon
kom-pe-ti-syon
TRTürkçe
rekabet etmek
re-ka-bet eh-mek
UKУкраїнська
змагатися
zma-ga-ty-sa
URاردو
مسابقات
mis-a-ba-q-at
VITiếng Việt
cạnh tranh
canh tranh
ZUZU
ukusebenza
oo-ku-se-ben-za