alpha male
The dominant male in a group of animalsThe dominant male in a group of animals.
» Every woman on the planet likes an alpha male.
Meaning
2 sensesThe dominant male in a group of animals.
Alpha-Männchen, Alphamännchen, Platzhirsch
а́льфа-саме́цálʹfa-saméc, вожа́кvožák
а́льфа-саме́цьálʹfa-samécʹ
(broadly)A dominant, assertive, protective, oftentimes successful, leadership-type man or male.
Leitwolf, Alphamann
а̀льфа-саме́цàlʹfa-saméc, альфа́чalʹfáč
Examples
13 sentencesEvery woman on the planet likes an alpha male.
Every girl on the planet likes an alpha male.
He wouldn't stop talking about how he was an "alpha male".
He's an alpha male.
He's an alpha male idiot.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
Originally used in scientific research of hierarchies in social animals, the term is now oOriginally 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).
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Forms
plural: alpha males| Singular | alpha male |
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