top dog

top dog

n. Slang

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

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top-dog (tpdôg, -dg) adj.

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top dog

Noun

Informal the leader or chief of a group

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

top dog - a person who is in charge; "the head of the whole operation" chief, head leader - a person who rules or guides or inspires others administrator, executive - someone who manages a government agency or department administrator, decision maker - someone who administers a business capo - the head of a branch of an organized crime syndicate department head - the head of a department don, father - the head of an organized crime family superior general, general - the head of a religious order or congregation general manager - the highest ranking manager grand dragon - a high ranking person in the Ku Klux Klan head of household - the head of a household or family or tribe secretary - a person who is head of an administrative department of government