queen bee
Americannoun
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a fertile female bee.
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a woman who is in a favored or preeminent position.
noun
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the fertile female bee in a hive
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informal a woman in a position of dominance or ascendancy over her peers or associates
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of queen bee
First recorded in 1600–10
Example Sentences
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He’s done the math — $82 a night for a queen bed, single occupancy; $89 for a king — and likes how it pencils out.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2026
A queen bed, lake-view room in the main lodge was $173.73 for two nights in late February compared with $609.66 in May.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 8, 2023
A photo shared with the publication showed "bright orange carpeting, a wooden bedside table and what appears to be a queen bed, replete with a table lamp and two office armchairs", it said.
From BBC • Dec. 7, 2022
A standard room with a queen bed starts at $119.
From New York Times • May 25, 2019
A narrow bathroom separated two rooms just big enough for a queen bed on one side and bunks on the other.
From Washington Post • Aug. 13, 2018
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