archrival
pronunciation
How to pronounce archrival in British English:
UK ['ɑ:tʃ'rɑɪvəl]
How to pronounce archrival in American English:
US ['ɑrtʃ'rɑɪvəl]
Word Origin
- archrival (n.)
- by 1805, from arch- + rival (n.).
Example
- 1. And microsoft has recently strengthened its ties with arm , intel 's new archrival .
- 2. It sets morgan stanley in contrast with its archrival , goldman sachs , which doesn 't seem keen to change at all .
- 3. Virgin atlantic is continuing to steal market share from its archrival , british airways .
- 4. It is impossible to talk about the palm pre smartphone without referencing the device that is both its inspiration and its archrival : the apple iphone .
- 5. P & g and its archrival unilever , another global consumer-goods firm , had a grim time last year : profits plummeted .