A person who competes; a competitor or rival in a contest.
From 'competition' (from Latin 'competitio') plus '-er' (agent suffix creating someone who does something). An older or variant form of 'competitor.'
This form shows how '-tion' nouns can become agent nouns with '-er' (competition + er = competitioner), though modern English prefers the more direct 'competitor.'
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