Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that is markedly superior to all others, as in the ability to succeed.
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- noun idiomatic Someone or something superior to all others of its sort.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a competitor who holds a preeminent position
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Examples
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Like Woods, McIlroy was conditioned to be a world-beater, from his toddler years, by a father who knew the right place to be on Monday was not some pre-Open pressure cooker but the fairways of Royal County Down in the evening sun.
Rory McIlroy prepares for Open pressure cooker with stroll in the sun 2011
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But not every team to vanquish the Jets and Giants in back-to-back weeks was a world-beater.
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At least before the recent earthquake disruption, the country was a world-beater when it came to electricity supply.
Perverse Power in Japan James Simms 2011
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Besides, merging two South Korean brokers is hardly likely to create a world-beater.
Seoul's Battle of the Bulge Bracket Duncan Mavin 2011
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Second, I got hardly any chance to shoot it on paper, but I think it may be a world-beater and Savage is sending it to me so I can wring it out.
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Second, I got hardly any chance to shoot it on paper, but I think it may be a world-beater and Savage is sending it to me so I can wring it out.
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The political side is driven by the need for collective defence against the Sovblov just across the Med, and pragmatic realisation that the combination of Israeli (how many Uptimers go to Israel?) know-how and Arab wealth is a world-beater (and will have to be as a lot of rather unpleasant characters are eyeing the ME for themselves).
Cheeseburger Gothic » And now, Gentlemen, down to business. 2010
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He is seeking venture capital for his language translation company to take it from its embryonic stage to a world-beater in less than five years.
Jerry Chautin: Angels Hover Over Small Businesses, and Some Are Making Deals 2010
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Spain's economy, unlike its sports stars, won't be a world-beater.
Spain's Winning Ways 2010
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The consolation for Fowler lies in knowing that his time will come; the fear is that it will take as long in coming as it did for Rose who, like the youthful Californian, was seen as a future world-beater at a very young age.
Justin Rose rises to occasion to claim first PGA Tour victory 2010
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