top dog
top dog
(Slang) boss, leader
Top Dog
The expression
top dog is an idiom for the
boss or the
leader. In a competition, it is also the favorite or the one expected to win, and the opposite of the
underdog. It may be a shorthand reference for a
dominance hierarchy.
top dog
Noun
1. a person who is in charge; "the head of the whole operation"
(synonym) head, chief
(hypernym) leader
(hyponym) administrator, executive
top dog
boss, leader, head honcho Kruger is top dog now, but he could lose the next election.
top dog
Synonyms and related words:
A per se, ace, boss, champ, champion, chief, commander, conquering hero, conqueror, conquistador, dean, defeater, doyen, doyenne, easy winner, electronics king, fugleman, genius, head, hero, high priest, higher-up, honcho, important person, king, kingfish, kingpin, laureate, lead, leader, leading light, luminary, master, master spirit, nonpareil, pancratiast, paragon, paramount, personage, prima donna, principal, prodigy, ruler, runner-up, senior, shoo-in, star, subduer, subjugator, superior, superman, superstar, sure winner, the greatest, the most, triumpher, vanquisher, victor, virtuoso, winner
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.