rival
Meaning
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- A competitor (person, team, company, etc.) with the same goal as another, or striving to attain the same thing. Defeating a rival may be a primary or necessary goal of a competitor.
- Someone or something with similar claims of quality or distinction as another.
- (obsolete) One having a common right or privilege with another; a partner.
Synonyms
compete with
be rivals
be equal
other party
vie with
comparing with
competitior
not a friend
opponet
customer
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɹaɪvəl/
Etymology
From Latin rīvālis (literally “person using the same stream as another”), from rīvus (“small stream, brook”).
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