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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. Slang One considered to have the dominant position or highest authority, especially as a result of a competitive victory.

Wiktionary

  1. n. idiomatic the boss, the leader (of the pack)
  2. n. idiomatic in a competition, the one expected to win

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. a person who is in charge

Examples

  • “I had defended my title several times over the years, and once I became the top dog on the mixed martial arts scene, I brought fans down on both sides of Tito Ortiz.”

    Simon & Schuster: This is Gonna Hurt

  • “She led up to it by talking of her husband's ambition to build a church and hall over at Kowloong; even in those days it was the fashionable place, so he would be quite top dog among the local gospel-wallopers.”

    Flashman and the Dragon

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synonyms (10)

Words with the same meaning

  1. big kahuna
  2. grand poobah
  1. big cheese
  2. muckety muck
  1. kingpin
  2. big wheel
  1. top banana
  2. bigwig
  1. head honcho
  2. big enchilada

hypernyms (1)

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  1. leader

hyponyms (13)

Words that are more specific

  1. grand dragon
  2. don
  1. general manager
  2. capo
  1. department head
  2. decision maker
  1. general
  2. secretary
  1. father
  2. executive
  1. administrator
  2. superior general
  1. head of household

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  1. onto
  1. stop

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