premier

Definition

Foremost; first or highest in quality or degree.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French premier (adjective), from Latin prīmārius. Doublet of primary.

Example Sentences

• "2004, Philip Moore, Scouting an Anthropology of Sport, Anthropologica, Volume 46, Number 1, Canadian Anthropology Society, page 40, This failure, for a team associated with one of the premier Australian Rules Football teams with the longest of traditions, is truly enormous."
• "2011, Kate Askew, Dot. Bomb Australia, Read How You Want, page 70, If they′d followed the advice they had received more carefully, they would have paired up with John Fairfax Holdings, later Fairfax Media, Australia′s premier independent media company."
• "South Africa′s golfing greats battle it out on one of the country′s premier courses."

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