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Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan noun: someone representing the highest level of achievement.

Noun

Michael Jordan (plural Michael Jordans)

  1. (informal) Someone representing the highest level of achievement.
    • Holbrook agrees, saying the Colombians they’ve met find it “embarrassing that we’re not talking about a hero, we’re talking about a criminal. But,” he concedes, “it is the Michael Jordan of criminals.”2016 August 27, Luke Holland, “'The Michael Jordan of criminals': how Narcos found a true villain in Pablo Escobar”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
    • He [Sam Altman] is the “Michael Jordan of listening,” people have said.2025, Karen Hao, Empire of AI, New York City: Penguin Press, →ISBN

Forms of Michael Jordan

pluralMichael Jordans

Origin of Michael Jordan

Referring to American basketball player Michael Jordan (b. 1963).

Questions about Michael Jordan

What does Michael Jordan mean?
Michael Jordan means someone representing the highest level of achievement.
What part of speech is Michael Jordan?
Michael Jordan is a noun.
What is the plural of Michael Jordan?
The plural of Michael Jordan is Michael Jordans.

Words near Michael Jordan in the dictionary

  1. Michael addition
  2. Michael additions
  3. Michael Corleone
  4. Michael donor
  5. Michael donors
  6. Michael Jordan
  7. Michael reaction
  8. Michael reactions
  9. Michaela
  10. Michaelana
  11. Michaelchurch

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