One who is in pursuit of the same object as another; one striving to reach or obtain something which another is attempting to obtain, and which one only can posses; a competitor; as, rivals in love; rivals for a crown.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            Having the same pretensions or claims; standing in competition for superiority; as, rival lovers; rival claims or pretensions.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            To stand in competition with; to strive to gain some object in opposition to; as, to rival one in love.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                                                     
                        
                        
                            To strive to equal or exel; to emulate.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            person who tries to get or do the same things as another, or to equal or surpass another; competitor
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing" 
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            be the rival of, be in competition with; "we are rivaling for first place in the race" 
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            a major competitor, and a publication is usually either a book, magazine or newspaper
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            (noun) One of two or more striving to reach or obtain something that only one can possess