top gun

noun

An expert gunner or gunman.

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Meanings

nountop gun (plural top guns)

plural top guns

  1. An expert gunner or gunman.
  2. broadlySomeone most highly rated.

    Woke her up around one She didn't hesitate to call Ice Cube the top gun

    1992, Ice Cube, “It Was a Good Day”, in The Predator

    Synonyms: baron, big cheese, big enchilada, big gun, big kahuna, big man, big name, big noise

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSomeone most highly rated.

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Cite this entry
APA

top gun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/top%20gun

MLA

“top gun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/top%20gun. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “top gun,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/top%20gun.

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