top gun

noun

1. Slang. a person who is the best or one of the best in a particular field; the top-ranked person in a group.
2. an ace fighter pilot.

Example Sentences

He may look Top Gun, with his flight suit and aviator shades, but beneath the façade lays a man torn to pieces.

From The Daily Beast

She had done something like D.O.A. and had a small part in Top Gun.

From The Daily Beast

Just two days before he plummeted to his death, Scott had met with Tom Cruise to discuss a sequel to their 1986 hit Top Gun.

From The Daily Beast

The men toured the Fallon U.S. Naval Air Station in Nevada, where the real Top-Gun pilots train.

From The Daily Beast

As recently as Friday, Scott was meeting with Cruise about their impending Top Gun sequel for Paramount.

From The Daily Beast

At the first upward zoom Ricky had pulled down the handle of his top gun and brought it into instant action.

From Project Gutenberg

Later on one reads that he was then flying an Albatros, so it may have been a top gun.

From Project Gutenberg