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archrival

[ahrch-rahy-vuh l]

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noun

a chief rival.

Origin of archrival

arch-¹ + rival

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Examples from the Web for archrival

Contemporary Examples of archrival

Archrival India has money to throw around, and Iran and Russia are also exerting influence in the region.
Pakistan’s Dance With Terrorists Just Backfired and Killed 132 Children
Chris Allbritton
December 17, 2014
As a result, it has generated barely one 10th the new fossil-fuel jobs generated in archrival Texas.
Obama’s Energy Dilemma: Back Energy-Fueled Growth or Please Green Lobby?
Joel Kotkin
December 7, 2012
This would not be the first time Hamas' archrival has participated in attacks on Israel to put Hamas in a difficult spot.
"Israeli Blood Is No Purer Than Palestinian Blood"
Orly Halpern
March 13, 2012

Word Origin and History for archrival

n.

by 1805, from arch- + rival (n.).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper