rival


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
rival/ˈrʌɪvl/
noun a person or thing competing with another for superiority or the same objective.

■ [with neg.] a person or thing equal to another in quality.

verb (rivals, rivalling, rivalled; US rivals, rivaling, rivaled) be equal or comparable to.
– derivatives
rivalrous adjective,
rivalry noun (pl. rivalries).
– origin C16: from L. rivalis; see word history at river.
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