Every hour more competitors
Flock to their aid, and still their power increaseth.
Shak.
Com*pet"i*to*ry (?), a. Acting in competition; competing; rival.
Com*pet"i*tress (?), n. A woman who competes.
Com*pet"i*trix (?), n. [L.] A competitress.
Com"pi*la"tion (?), n. [L. compilatio: cf. F. compilation.] 1. The act or process of compiling or gathering together from various sources.
2. That which is compiled; especially, a book or document composed of materials gathering from other books or documents.
His [Goldsmith's] compilations are widely distinguished from the compilations of ordinary bookmakers.
Macaulay.