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top gun
noun
: a person who is the best at a particular activity
: a powerful or important person
Full Definition of TOP GUN
: one who is at the top (as in ability, rank, or prestige)
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First Known Use of TOP GUN
1974
Rhymes with TOP GUN
air gun, big gun, blowgun, Bull Run, burp gun, chaconne, Chaplin, dry run, earned run, end run, finespun, first-run, flashgun, forerun, godson, grandson, handgun, hard-won, have done, hired gun, home run, homespun, inrun, long run, milk run, outgun, outrun, popgun, pressrun, rerun, sea-run, short run, shotgun, six-gun, speargun, spray gun, squirt gun, stepson, stun gun, trial run, undone, V-1, well-done, Xiamen, zip gun
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