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top dog
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top dog
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, winnerFor further exploring for "top dog" in Webster Dictionary Online