potential rival

language: en

definitions

  1. A person, group, or entity that has the possibility of becoming a competitor, opponent, or adversary in a particular field, contest, or struggle for power.
    en: A person, group, or entity that has the possibility of becoming a competitor, opponent, or adversary in a particular field, contest, or struggle for power.

examples

  1. His advisors, seeing an opportunity to eliminate a potential rival, suggested that the duke be summoned to the capital.

    His advisors, seeing an opportunity to eliminate a potential rival, suggested that the duke be summoned to the capital.