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world-beater

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world⋅beat⋅er

[wurld-bee-ter]
–noun
a person or thing that surpasses all others of like kind, as in quality, ability, or endurance.
Also, world-beater.


Origin:
1885–90; world + beater
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world-beat·er   (wûrld'bē'tər)
n.  One that is markedly superior to all others, as in the ability to succeed.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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