archcompetitor
nounEtymology From arch- + competitor.
1
A primary competitor.
- It has been many years now, but it still comes as something of a surprise to see the contrast between Nadal, the sweaty, vamos-barking archcompetitor, and Nadal, the measured and unmenacing citizen.2009 February 3, Christopher Clarey, “Competition Brings Out Best in Nadal”, in New York Times:
- Synonyms
- archrival