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alpha male en · ADJ

Pronunciation

Etymology

Originally used in scientific research of hierarchies in social animals, the term is now often applied to men with dominating characteristics. Already in some use during the 1990s, it was further popularized by Neil Strauss in The Game (2005).

Meanings

  1. Exhibiting the characteristics of a dominant male; dominant, assertive, and protective.
    • You don't get more alpha male than this, I thought. 2012, Ben Evans, Tragedy and Triumph in Orbit, page 78:

Forms

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most alpha male Degree=Sup lexicographic
more alpha male Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Relateds

alpha pair · omegaverse

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alpha male en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

Originally used in scientific research of hierarchies in social animals, the term is now often applied to men with dominating characteristics. Already in some use during the 1990s, it was further popularized by Neil Strauss in The Game (2005).

Meanings

  1. (qualifier:ethology) The dominant male in a group of animals.
  2. (broadly) A dominant, assertive, protective, oftentimes successful, leadership-type man or male.
    • The alpha male, is lucky in this regard, since he has a gang and while he must protect them all year unknown, Wings Of Success, How to Attract Anything You want in Life, page 32
    • Fàbregas is having a lapse in form and Costa seems so preoccupied with alpha-male aggro it possibly distracts him from the rather more important task of beating the opposition goalkeeper. 2015 March 12, Daniel Taylor, “Chelsea out of Champions League after Thiago Silva sends 10-man PSG through on away goals”, in The Guardian (London):
    • Alpha male investing Aggressive stock-picker on the prowl for less risky financial plan Stanley Richards may have been a latecomer to investing, but he's made up for lost time by aggressively buying 2000 Feb, Black Enterprise, Alpha Male Investing, volume 30, number 7, page 54:
    • Nadal is supposedly the alpha male in any slugfest. But Rosol's forehand shots were being sent towards the Majorcan at 93mph plus, and his was the fastest serve at 134mph. 2012 June 28, Jamie Jackson, “Wimbledon 2012: Lukas Rosol shocked by miracle win over Rafael Nadal”, in the Guardian:
    • Maybe the supposed human alpha male is a combination of disgruntled male wish fulfilment and borderline-pseudoscientific justification for resorting to bullying, intimidation and generally all-round unpleasant behaviour by men hoping to impose their will on a world they find too complex and unnerving so revert to their baser instincts to get what they want, despite knowing deep down they don’t deserve it and shouldn’t have it? 2016 October 10, Dean Burnett, “Do alpha males even exist?”, in The Guardian:
    • This alpha-male status gives him the highest opportunity to mate with many of the best genetic examples of the females in his liking 2007, Paul Dobransky, L. A. Stamford, The Secret Psychology of How We Fall in Love, link:

Forms

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alpha males Number=Plur lexicographic

Antonyms

omega male

Coordinates

alpha female · omega male · sigma male · gamma male · beta male · delta male

Synonyms

alpha · male alpha

Translations (54)

it maschio alfa (dominant male animal) · pt macho alfa (dominant male animal) · de Leittier (dominant male animal) · ja アルファ・オス (dominant male animal) · nn alfahann (dominant male animal) · hu vezérhím (dominant male animal) · sv alfahanne (dominant male animal) · ja 第1位オス (dominant male animal) · cmn 首領 /首领 (dominant male animal) · ar فَحْل (figuratively: leading man) · pt macho alfa (figuratively: leading man) · af alfaman (figuratively: leading man) · ru вожа́к (dominant male animal) · cmn 領頭雄性動物 /领头雄性动物 (dominant male animal) · de Alpha-Männchen (dominant male animal) · ru альфа́ч (figuratively: leading man) · cy gwryw alffa (dominant male animal) · cmn 首領 /首领 (dominant male animal) · sh alfa mužjak (dominant male animal) · fr mâle alpha (dominant male animal) · de Alphawolf (dominant male animal) · de Platzhirsch (dominant male animal) · da alfahan (dominant male animal) · ar حَيَوان أَلْفَا (dominant male animal) · cs alfa samec (dominant male animal) · nl alfamannetje (dominant male animal) · de Leitwolf (dominant male animal) · cmn 阿爾法男 /阿尔法男 (figuratively: leading man) · de Leitbulle (dominant male animal) · fi alfauros (dominant male animal) · ru а̀льфа-саме́ц (figuratively: leading man) · ar رَجُل أَلْفَا (figuratively: leading man) · ja 男の中の男 (figuratively: leading man) · sh алфа мужјак (dominant male animal) · hu alfahím (dominant male animal) · ru а́льфа-саме́ц (dominant male animal) · cmn 領頭男子 /领头男子 (dominant male animal) · es macho alfa (dominant male animal) · th จ่าฝูง (dominant male animal) · el άλφα αρσενικό (dominant male animal) · fi alfauros (figuratively: leading man) · pl samiec alfa (figuratively: leading man) · de Alphatier (dominant male animal) · de Leitwolf (figuratively: leading man) · de Alpharüde (dominant male animal) · ar أَلْفَا (dominant male animal) · de Alphamann (figuratively: leading man) · pl samiec alfa (dominant male animal) · nb alfahann (dominant male animal) · es macho alfa (figuratively: leading man) · de Alphamännchen (dominant male animal) · gl macho alfa (dominant male animal) · uk а́льфа-саме́ць (dominant male animal) · fr mâle dominant (dominant male animal)

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