coryphaeus

noun

Definition of coryphaeusnext
as in leader

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  1. leader
  2. traitor
  3. renegade
Noun
  • Defensively, his four interceptions rank tied for 17th nationally, three behind the leader, and 11 passes defended is tied for eighth-most.
    Ralph D. Russo, The Athletic, 10 Dec. 2024
  • In his first address after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, the rebel leader addressed himself by his birth name, Ahmad Hussein al-Shara, instead of his nom de guerre.
    Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of leader
Noun
  • Three ‘traitors’ are given the opportunity to ‘murder’ contestants, while remaining ‘faithfuls’ have to smoke them out, and the group compete in daily challenges to keep the prize fund steady.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Like Trump, Carlson appeals to his base by positioning himself as a class traitor—not a man of the people, exactly, but an apostate from the cosmopolitan élite.
    Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of traitor
Noun
  • At the center of it all is Tom Cruise returning to one of his most iconic roles as the titular renegade aviator, the years not diluting his spirit so much as making his brashness far more interesting.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 19 Nov. 2024
  • But the demographic foundations for national power are tilting against the renegades as their respective depopulations loom.
    Nicholas Eberstadt, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2024
Definition of renegade
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