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number one

informal
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Definition of number one

noun

  • 1a person or thing that is foremost or most important in an activity or area:businesses that were number one in their markets
  • a record or book in a particular category that has sold the most copies in a particular time period: [as modifier]:the band’s first number-one album
  • 2oneself:you must look after number one
  • 3used euphemistically to refer to urine.
  • 4a first lieutenant in the navy.

adjective

  • most important or prevalent; foremost:a number-one priority

Phrases

number one, number two, etc.

the shortest, or next shortest, etc., men’s cropped haircut produced with electric hair clippers.

number one in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of number one in the US English dictionary