overdog

American  

[oh-ver-dawg, -dog] / ˈoʊ vərˌdɔg, -ˌdɒg /

noun

Informal.

1. a person who is dominant, in command, or has a significant advantage.

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Etymology

Origin of overdog

First recorded in 1905–10; over- + dog, modeled on underdog

Example Sentences

That groundswell of response, with its complicated alloy of heartfelt generosity and overdog guilt, was surely the boon and the bane for “Troop 6000,” the book that Stewart has expanded from her initial article.

From New York Times

Here is a manager who got so good at coaching underdog teams that he got to coach the overdog teams, employed by clubs where his strangulating methods no longer hit the right note.

From The Guardian

Mourinho got so good at managing top-level underdog clubs he was allowed to manage top-level overdog clubs.

From The Guardian

She has crossed the Anne Hathaway line, the invisible point at which a woman becomes too sure of herself, too cocky, and suddenly and irrevocably seems like an overdog: annoying, presumptuous, and unbearable.

From Slate

He is a rich overdog, Donald Trump with better hair and less oversight.

From Slate