Alta-male

adj, noun

adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A man who values personal realization over more conventional measures of success.

    "One of Coach's favourite people, the alta-male, has has been known to value experiences above status symbols. If that sounds like someone you’re buying for, here’s your guide."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to an alta-male or the alta-male lifestyle.

Example

More examples

"One of Coach's favourite people, the alta-male, has has been known to value experiences above status symbols. If that sounds like someone you’re buying for, here’s your guide."

Etymology

From Latin alta + male. Coined by Coach Magazine and Idea Motel in 2016.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.