overtaker
One who passes
One who overtakes—passes or catches up to someone ahead.
In British road usage, an overtaker is a driver passing another vehicle: The overtaker misjudged the gap and nearly caused a collision.
The word appears in discussions of traffic safety and racing, where passing maneuvers carry risk.
One who competes against
- challengerOne competing against incumbent
- opponentOne who contends against
- adversaryEnemy in conflict
- competitorOne striving against others
frontrunner · leader · contender · pursuer · racer · sprinter · pace-setter · underdog
Moving by or temporary
- laneDesignated travel strip
- maneuverDeliberate tactical movement
- rearviewShowing what's behind
- mirrorReflective viewing surface
signal · highway · merge · traffic · acceleration · vehicle · roadway · indicator
Directed rate of motion
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
- swiftMoving with speed
- fastSpeedy, or skip eating
quick · sprint · dash · burst · surge · gaining · catching · rapid
One who scales
- striverOne who works diligently
- go-getterAmbitious, driven person
- achieverOne who accomplishes goals
- successorOne who replaces another
usurper · supplanter · ascender · aspirant · advancement · surpassing · outperforming · eclipsing
rival
One who competes against
- challengerOne competing against incumbent
- opponentOne who contends against
- adversaryEnemy in conflict
competitor · frontrunner · leader · contender · pursuer · racer · sprinter · pace-setter · underdog · champion
passing
Moving by or temporary
mirror · signal · highway · merge · traffic · acceleration · vehicle · roadway · indicator · swerve
velocity
Directed rate of motion
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
- swiftMoving with speed
fast · quick · sprint · dash · burst · surge · gaining · catching · rapid · turbo
climber
One who scales
successor · usurper · supplanter · ascender · aspirant · advancement · surpassing · outperforming · eclipsing · leapfrogging
overtakerfaller
One who descends
trailer · losing ground · backmarker · also-ran · straggler