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topnotcher

topnotcher is the alternative form of top-notcher.

Meaning of top-notcher

Noun

top-notcher (plural top-notchers)

  1. (colloquial) Something excellent or first-rate.
  2. (US, dated, especially) A person regarded as the best in an activity or occupation.
    • "I don't know, but he must be a top-notcher. I wonder what will happen to us?"1912, Victor Appleton, Tom Swift in Captivity, page 140
  3. (Philippines, currently) Someone who finishes, or is listed by name, first.

Forms of topnotcher

pluraltopnotchers
alternative formtapnatser

Origin of topnotcher

From top + notch + -er.

Questions about topnotcher

What is topnotcher the alternative form of?
Topnotcher is the alternative form of top-notcher.

Words near topnotcher in the dictionary

  1. topmost
  2. topneck
  3. topnecks
  4. topness
  5. topnotch
  6. topnotcher
  7. topnotchers
  8. topo
  9. topo-
  10. topoalgia
  11. topoalgic

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