overdog en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From over- + dog, modelled on earlier underdog.
Meanings
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someone who is dominant or has a significant advantage in their field
Yet Truman, facing the resistance of his own State Department, was frequently irritated by Zionist lobbying and was wary of any sign of the Jewish underdogs becoming the bullying overdogs:
2011, Simon Sebag Montefiore, Jerusalem: The Biography – A History of the Middle East, page 556:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| overdogs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |