How to say "rival, opponent" in Russian?

Соперник

"rival, opponent" is Соперник in Russian.

Соперник means "rival, opponent" in English.

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Word #3169 of 4,000 by frequency in Russian — level B2.

Example

Наш соперник оказался сильнее, чем мы ожидали.

Our rival turned out to be stronger than we expected.