rival
/ˈɹaɪvəl/
rival
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Definition
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.
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin rīvālis (literally “person using the same stream as another”).
Example Sentences
- "Chris is my biggest rival in the 400-metre race."
- "Every day is like survival / You're my lover, not my rival"
- "The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable. Web companies like to boast about […], or offering services that let you[…] "share the things you love with the world" and so on. But the real way to build a successful online business is to be better than your rivals at undermining people's control of their own attention."
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