worldbeater

or world-beat·er

[ wurld-bee-ter ]

/ ˈwɜrldˌbi tər /

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noun

a person or thing that surpasses all others of like kind, as in quality, ability, or endurance.

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Origin of worldbeater

First recorded in 1885–90; world + beater

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How to use worldbeater in a sentence

“No dictator is displeased by cartoons showing him as a power-seeking world-beater,” he would say.
Victor Navasky’s 7 Favorite Political Cartoons|Victor S. Navasky|April 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Some reviewers never even mentioned the self-made world-beater Galt.
A Populist Frankenstein|Lee Siegel|November 26, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Won't he be just patting himself on the back as a world-beater though, up to the time he learns Fred never started at all!
Fred Fenton on the Track|Allen Chapman
The painting was to be a world-beater; and Fortuny, young, strong, ambitious—knowing no such word as fail—went at the task.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 4 (of 14)|Elbert Hubbard

The colonel had a fine horse that he considered a "world beater."
Forty Years Among the Indians|Daniel W. Jones
With the advantages of my handling, he ought to be a world beater, and no mistake.
At Start and Finish|William Lindsey
You're a world-beater, sure thing, and I'm going to get you yet!
Money Magic|Hamlin Garland

British Dictionary definitions for worldbeater

world-beater

noun

a person or thing that surpasses all others in its category; champion

Derived forms of world-beater

world-beating, noun, adjective

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