Rival (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
  2. a person or thing that is in a position to dispute another's preeminence or superiority: a stadium without a rival.
  3. a companion in duty.
adjective
  1. competing or standing in rivalry: rival suitors;rival businesses.
verb (used with object), ri·valed, ri·val·ing or (especially British) ri·valled, ri·val·ling.
  1. to compete with in rivalry; strive to win from, equal, or outdo.
  2. to prove to be a worthy rival of: He soon rivaled the others in skill.
  3. to equal (something) as if in carrying on a rivalry: The Hudson rivals any European river in beauty.
verb (used without object), ri·valed, ri·val·ing or (especially British) ri·valled, ri·val·ling.
  1. to engage in rivalry; compete.
noun
    • a person, organization, team, etc, that competes with another for the same object or in the same field
    • (as modifier)
  2. a person or thing that is considered the equal of another or others
verb -vals, -valling or -valled or US -vals, -valing or -valed (tr)
  1. to be the equal or near equal of
  2. to try to equal or surpass; compete with in rivalry
Rival (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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