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rival meaning in Tamil

போட்டியாளர்

/ˈɹaɪvəl/

rival in Tamil: போட்டியாளர், எதிரி. In English, rival means 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.

Tamil words for rival

போட்டியாளர், எதிரி

English meaning of rival

  1. noun 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.
  2. noun Someone or something with similar claims of quality or distinction as another.
  3. noun One having a common right or privilege with another; a partner.
  4. adjective Having the same pretensions or claims; standing in competition for superiority.

Full definition of rival

rival in a sentence

  • Chris is my biggest rival in the 400-metre race.
  • As a social historian, he has no rival.
  • rival claims or pretensions

rival in other languages

Questions about rival in Tamil

What is the meaning of rival in Tamil?
Rival in Tamil is போட்டியாளர், எதிரி.
rival என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Rival: போட்டியாளர், எதிரி.
What does rival mean in English?
Rival means 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.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: rival (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: rival (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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