top dog

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noun

a person, group, or nation that has acquired a position of highest authority.

the winner of a competition or rivalry; champion: He was determined to be top dog at the swimming meet.

Animal Behavior. the alpha male or alpha female in a dominance hierarchy.

Origin of top dog

First recorded in 1885–1900

OTHER WORDS FROM top dog

top-dog, adjective

Words nearby top dog

top brass, topcastle, top cat, topcoat, top dead-centre, top dog, top dollar, top-down, top drawer, top-dress, top dressing

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Example sentences from the Web for top dog

Carcajou, like a good many other places, commonly favored the top-dog when it came to betting.
The Peace of Roaring River|George van Schaick
Top-dog—a pity that this superiority must be for ever kept secret, when one considered how he would be annoyed at the information.
Twos and Threes|G. B. Stern
He has always been top-dog—bright, light, strong, unassailable.
The Little Lady of the Big House|Jack London
In the one case, one proves himself top-dog of the mind; in the other, top-dog of the muscle.
The Mutiny of the Elsinore|Jack London

The top-dog spirit was fast oozing out of me, and I sat there sourly dusting the skirts of my poor country-tailor-made coat.
The Yeoman Adventurer|George W. Gough

British Dictionary definitions for top dog

top dog

noun

informal the leader or chief of a group

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with top dog

top dog

see top banana.

单词	top dog
释义	top dog SEE SYNONYMS FOR top dog ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person, group, or nation that has acquired a position of highest authority. the winner of a competition or rivalry; champion: He was determined to be top dog at the swimming meet. Animal Behavior. the alpha male or alpha female in a dominance hierarchy. Origin of top dog First recorded in 1885–1900 OTHER WORDS FROM top dog top-dog, adjective Words nearby top dog top brass, topcastle, top cat, topcoat, top dead-centre, top dog, top dollar, top-down, top drawer, top-dress, top dressing Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for top dog Carcajou, like a good many other places, commonly favored the top-dog when it came to betting. The Peace of Roaring River\|George van Schaick Top-dog—a pity that this superiority must be for ever kept secret, when one considered how he would be annoyed at the information. Twos and Threes\|G. B. Stern He has always been top-dog—bright, light, strong, unassailable. The Little Lady of the Big House\|Jack London In the one case, one proves himself top-dog of the mind; in the other, top-dog of the muscle. The Mutiny of the Elsinore\|Jack London The top-dog spirit was fast oozing out of me, and I sat there sourly dusting the skirts of my poor country-tailor-made coat. The Yeoman Adventurer\|George W. Gough British Dictionary definitions for top dog top dog noun informal the leader or chief of a group Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with top dog top dog see top banana. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to top dog administrator, guru, ruler, boss, director, judge, manager, commander, owner, instructor, teacher, civil servant, representative, minister, executive, bureaucrat, commissioner, agent, officer, leader
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top dog

noun

Origin of top dog

OTHER WORDS FROM top dog

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Example sentences from the Web for top dog

British Dictionary definitions for top dog

noun

Idioms and Phrases with top dog

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