Alpha male
adj, noun
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The dominant male in a group of animals.
- 2 A dominant, assertive, protective, oftentimes successful, leadership-type man or male. broadly
"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"
Adjective
- 1 Exhibiting the characteristics of a dominant male; dominant, assertive, and protective.
"You don't get more alpha male than this, I thought."
Synonyms
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More 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"
Etymology
Originally used in scientific research of hierarchies in social animals, the term is now often applied to men with dominating characteristics. Already in some use during the 1990s, it was further popularized by Neil Strauss in The Game (2005).