top gun
Americannoun
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Slang. a person who is the best or one of the best in a particular field; the top-ranked person in a group.
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an ace fighter pilot.
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Benny Baseball always goes up against the top gun, which launches 90-mph missiles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2023
Back in the ’60s, when Ms. Adams was working for $5 a week for a weekly paper, Ms. Kilgallen was the top gun.
From New York Times ● Aug. 7, 2021
This chip isn’t AMD’s top gun; it’s part of the Ryzen 4000 generation, and the Ryzen 5000 mobile series has been out for a few months now.
From The Verge ● Apr. 20, 2021
UC Davis medical school professor Garen Wintemute, among the nation’s top gun violence researchers, heads the center.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 31, 2016
Sergeant Knight came plummeting down from the top gun turret and began pounding them all on the back with delirious enthusiasm.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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