English Explanatory Dictionary

numero uno

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The most important of a group.
  2. Oneself, especially one’s own interests.

Word forms

numero uno numero unos

Etymology

From either Spanish número uno or Italian numero uno. Piecewise doublet of number one.

Synonyms

baron big cheese big enchilada big gun big kahuna big man big name big noise big shot bigwig big wheel boss grand poobah head honcho heavy hitter heavyweight high muckamuck high muckety-muck king of all one surveys king of the castle king of the hill kingpin macher mayor muckamuck muckety muck mugwump numero uno panjandrum poobah rooster somebody top banana top boy top cat top dog top gun very important person VIP wheel

Related words

look out for number one
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