top-notcher

noun

Something excellent or first-rate.

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Meanings

nountop-notcher (plural top-notchers)

plural top-notchers

  1. colloquialSomething excellent or first-rate.
  2. USdatedespeciallyA 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. PhilippinescurrentlySomeone who finishes, or is listed by name, first.

Origin

From top-notch + -er.

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APA

top-notcher. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/top-notcher

MLA

“top-notcher.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/top-notcher. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “top-notcher,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/top-notcher.

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