[ˈrʌɪvl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a person or thing competing with another for the same objective or for superiority in the same field of activity
(e.g: he has no serious rival for the job)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 16th century: from Latin rivalis, originally in the sense ‘person using the same stream as another’, from rivus ‘stream’

[ˈrʌɪvl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- be or seem to be equal or comparable to
(e.g: he was a photographer whose fame rivalled that of his subjects)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 16th century: from Latin rivalis, originally in the sense ‘person using the same stream as another’, from rivus ‘stream’