premier

/pɹɪˈmɪəɹ/
adjectivenounverb

Foremost; first or highest in quality or degree.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Adjective 2 meanings

  1. Foremost; first or highest in quality or degree.

  2. Most ancient; first to hold a specified status.

Noun 3 meanings

  1. The head of government in parliament and leader of the cabinet.

  2. The government leader in a legislative congress or leader of a government-level administrative body; the head of government.

  3. The champion team of a particular season (especially as used in Australian rules football).

Verb 2 meanings

  1. To perform, display or exhibit for the first time.

    “The composer invited all his friends when they premiered the movie he orchestrated, we got to see it before anyone but the crew.”

  2. To govern in the role of premier.

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French premier (adjective), from Latin prīmārius. Doublet of primary.

PREMIER at a glance

PREMIER has 7 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (P 3 + R 1 + E 1 + M 3 + I 1 + E 1 + R 1) and 13 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,638 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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