English → Latin
“competitor” in Latin
competōto come together, meet; to agree, coincide in point of time; to be equal to, be capable ofcompetītora competitor, rival, adversary, opponent; plaintiffaemulusstriving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad sense, envious, jealousrīvālisOf or pertaining to a brook.
The English word competitor itself goes back to Latin petō, through competitor.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
competitor
competitor (general term): qui una petit munus (competitor for an office): qui competit eandem puellam (rival), feminine competitrix: Sometimes aemulus, feminine aemula (general term): rivalis (in love).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for competitor?
- The usual Latin words for “competitor” are competō, competītor, aemulus; also rīvālis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.