alpha male

Definitions

1. The dominant male in a group of animals.
2. A dominant, assertive, protective, oftentimes successful, leadership-type man or male.
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Equivalents

15 more languages

العربيةألفاحَيَوان أَلْفَارَجُل أَلْفَافحل+ 1 more

Bosanskialfa mužjak

Danskalfahan

Ελληνικάάλφα αρσενικό

Suomialfauros

עבריתזכר אלפא

Hrvatskialfa mužjak

Italianomaschio alfa

日本語アルファ・オス男の中の男第1位オス

Nederlandsalfamannetje

Polskisamiec alfa

Portuguêsmacho alfa

Русскийальфа-самецвожак

Српскиalfa mužjak

ไทยจ่าฝูง

Examples

“Alpha male investing Aggressive stock-picker on the prowl for less risky financial plan⟳ Stanley Richards may have⟳ been a latecomer to investing, but he's made up for lost time by aggressively buying”

“This alpha-male status gives him the highest opportunity to mate with many of the best genetic examples of the females in his liking”

“The alpha male, is lucky in this regard, since he has a gang and while he must protect⟳ them all”

“Nadal is supposedly the alpha male in any slugfest. But Rosol's forehand shots were being sent towards the Majorcan at 93mph plus, and his was the fastest serve⟳ at 134mph.”

“Fàbregas is having a lapse in form⟳ and Costa seems so preoccupied with alpha-male aggro it possibly distracts him from the rather more important task of beating the opposition goalkeeper.”

“Maybe the supposed human alpha male is a combination of disgruntled male wish⟳ fulfilment and borderline-pseudoscientific justification for resorting to bullying, intimidation and generally all-round unpleasant behaviour by men hoping to impose⟳ their will on a world they find⟳ too complex and unnerving so revert to their baser instincts to get⟳ what they want⟳, despite knowing deep down they don’t deserve⟳ it and shouldn’t have⟳ it?”

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