Businesses perceive as competitors a narrow range of the business world; there are many cases where they don't understand their real rivals.
Several years ago, in the course of being interviewed for a job, I was introduced to a competitor for the position.
His beating four competitors in a row won our high school team the championship.
Hertz and Avis are head to head competitors in the car rental business.
He is superior to his competitors in everything.
Causing competitors to fail, obtaining confidential information, something that big business just can't do without - high risk but at the same time high return work.
Matsushita commands respect from its competitors.
The girl wanted to monopolize her father's affection and tended to view her mother as a competitor.
All the competitors are trying to get their piece of the pie.
The circulation of the newspaper is only one-third that of its competitor.