alpha male

Related to alpha male: Omega Male, Type A personality

alpha male

1. The dominant male in the social hierarchy of an animal group. Emerging research on animal groups suggests that alpha males may have more complex roles than previously thought.
2. By extension, a man who asserts dominance socially and professionally, typically by assuming leadership roles and easily acquiring sexual partners. He walks into the room with such confidence that you immediately know he's an alpha male.
See also: alpha, male
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • omega male
  • beta male
  • imprint on (someone or something)
  • put (one) off the scent
  • put a dog off the scent
  • put off the scent
  • put someone off the scent
  • put/throw somebody off the scent
  • prey (up)on (someone or something)
  • prey on
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His love of the printed word has resulted in the production of "Alpha Male," his first novel.
"Offspring, especially male offspring, raised in a group in which their father is the alpha male, throughout their juvenile phase enjoy a host of advantages over less fortunate monkeys," Perry said.
When Robert captures one of the Infected as a test subject, he inadvertently ignites a war with Alpha Male (Dash Mihok), leader of these poor, unfortunate creatures.
When the focus shifts from the protagonist's psychological scars and focuses on the battle between Robert and Alpha Male, I Am Legend becomes a second rate Resident Evil clone.
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Significantly, that game is about conquering Thebes: What little is shared between the men is in the Boy Scout lingo of the alpha male; calling to each other from separate peaks, they lay claim to "my mountain" and "your mountain."
Conservative rhetoric depicts women as soft-headed, sentimental creatures who are always looking for a protector--in the words of columnist Betsy Hart, "Uncle Sam as...the ultimate alpha male." Shortly before the last election, in a National Review column titled "Clueless," Kate O'Beirne blamed women's irritating voting habits on ignorance, pointing to surveys showing that women on the whole are less informed about politics than men.
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