white-headed
adjective
white-head·ed
ˈ(h)wīt-ˈhe-dəd 
1
: having the hair, fur, or plumage of the head white or very light
2
: specially favored : fortunate
—used especially in the phrase white-headed boy
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the company's top salesman was certainly the white-headed boy of the office
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Recent efforts have concentrated on the white-headed vulture, with a population of only 3,685 adults continent-wide, according to BirdLife International, and only a small percentage of that figure in South Africa.
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Gertrude Kitongo, CNN, 22 Feb. 2024
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Gertrude Kitongo, CNN, 22 Feb. 2024
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“White-headed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white-headed. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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