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alpha male — UK [ˌælfə ˈmeɪl] US noun [countable] [singular alpha male plural alpha males] a man or male animal that behaves in a confident or threatening way Thesaurus: male animalshyponym … Useful english dictionary
alpha male — n [C usually singular] 1.) the male with the highest rank in a group of animals such as ↑chimpanzees 2.) the man who has the most power and influence and the highest social position in a particular group used humorously … Dictionary of contemporary English
alpha male — noun count a man or male animal that behaves in a confident or threatening way … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
alpha male — UK [ˌælfə ˈmeɪl] / US noun [countable] Word forms alpha male : singular alpha male plural alpha males a man or male animal that behaves in a confident or threatening way … English dictionary
alpha male — /ælfə ˈmeɪl/ (say alfuh mayl) noun 1. Zoology the dominant male in a group of social animals. 2. Colloquial an assertive or dominant man: the office politics were impossible, with three aspiring alpha males …
Alpha — may refer to:The Greek letter alphaAlpha (letter), a letter in the Greek alphabet. α may be used as the symbol for: *Alpha channel, describing transparency and opacity in computer graphics *Angle of attack in aerodynamics *Common base current… … Wikipedia
alpha — c.1300, from L. alpha, from Gk. alpha, from Hebrew or Phoenician aleph (see ALEPH (Cf. aleph)). The Greeks added a because Greek words cannot end in most consonants. Sense of beginning of anything is from late 14c., often paired with omega (last… … Etymology dictionary
alpha — [al′fə] n. [Gr < NW Sem: cf. Heb alef, ALEPH] 1. the first letter of the Greek alphabet (Α, α) 2. the beginning of anything 3. [A ] Astron. the name assigned to the brightest star in each constellation: followed by the constellation s name in… … English World dictionary
Alpha (ethology) — Alphas usually have to fight to maintain their position … Wikipedia
Alpha (biology) — In social animals, the alpha male is the individual in the community to whom the others follow and defer. Where one male and one female fulfill this role, they are referred to as the alpha pair. In some groups, the alpha males and females are… … Wikipedia
