standout
/ˈstandaʊt
/informal
noun
A person or thing of exceptional quality or ability: standouts include the home-made ravioli and the pizzas...
- Few singers have Bellamy's energy or vocal range, and standouts here include Screenager and their anthem, Muscle Museum.
- There were clearly standouts in terms of talent, natural ability, comfort in their bodies and natural rhythms.
- Other standouts include Eddie Kaye Thomas as the oddball Finch and, of course, Eugene Levy as Jim's ever intrusive father.
adjective [attributive]
Exceptionally good: he became a standout quarterback in the NFL...
- The Spartans were without standout quarterback Drew Stanton after he hurt his shoulder late in the first half.
- Bishop said that this bars any team with just one standout pitcher from garnering an unfair advantage over other clubs in the league.
- Three new standout players were added to the roster this season.
