Rival, (n). A person who tries to get the same thing as another, or one who tries to do something better than another: competitor ( rivals for the championship).
(-adj.) Acting as a rival or rivals; competing. (-v.) 1. To equal or be as good as. 2. To be a rival of; compete with.
Rivalry, (n). The act of rivaling or the fact of being rivals.
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