competitor Synonyms

adversary rival opponent challenger contender sportsman squabbler striver struggler suitor suppliant supplicant swordplayer swordsman tilter solicitant seeker peer petitioner player postulant prizer pugilist pursuer racer resister runner scuffler toxophilite withstander wrestler man-at-arms archrival baseballer quarreler semifinalist opposing force favorite son jock letterman wingback infielder write-in dark horse interviewee scrapper antitrust pothunter outfielder participator