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lion
lion
noun
Definition of LION
a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field <the book festival brought together two lions of contemporary poetry for a joint reading>
Synonyms baron, captain, czar (also tsar or tzar), king, lion, lord, mogul, monarch, Napoleon, prince, tycoon
Related Words big boy, big cheese, bigfoot, biggie, big gun, big shot, big wheel, bigwig, fat cat, figure, heavy, heavyweight, honcho, kahuna, main man, mover and shaker, nabob, nawab, notable, personage, pooh-bah (also poo-bah), supremo [chiefly British], VIP; celebrity, personality, star, superstar; deity, demigod, god
Near Antonyms half-pint, lightweight, small-timer; inferior, subordinate, underling; nobody, nothing, zero
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