(~s)
A ~ is a person who is the leader in a particular field, especially who does a particular thing before anyone else does.
He has been the ~ and given British sprinters the belief that we are able to take on and beat the world’s best.
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(~s)
A ~ is a person who is the leader in a particular field, especially who does a particular thing before anyone else does.
He has been the ~ and given British sprinters the belief that we are able to take on and beat the world’s best.
N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012