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top dog
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top dog
(Slang) boss, leader
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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.
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top dog
Noun
1. a person who is in charge; "the head of the whole operation"
(synonym) head, chief
(hypernym) leader
(hyponym) administrator, executive
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top dog
boss, leader, head honcho Kruger is top dog now, but he could lose the next election.
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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
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
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