premier

¹pre·mier

adj
\pri-ˈmir, -ˈmyir, -ˈmē-ər; ˈprē-ˌ, ˈpre-ˌ\

Definition of PREMIER

1

: first in position, rank, or importance

2

: first in time : earliest

Examples of PREMIER

1. <a space shuttle on its premier voyage>
2. <the premier authority on butterflies>

Origin of PREMIER

Middle English primer, primier, from Anglo-French, first, chief, from Latin primarius of the first rank — more at primary

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to PREMIER

Synonyms: earliest, foremost, headmost, inaugural, initial, leadoff, maiden, original, pioneer, first, virgin

Antonyms: final, last, latest, latter, terminal, terminating, ultimate

Related Words: ancient, early, primal, primary, prime, primeval, primitive, primordial; antecedent, preceding, previous

Near Antonyms: advanced, late; consequent, ensuing, following, subsequent, succeeding; penultimate

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Rhymes with PREMIER

adhere, Aesir, Ajmer, all clear, ambeer, appear, arrear, Asir, Ayrshire, besmear, by ear, Cape Fear, career, cashier, cashmere, Cheshire, chimere, clavier, cohere, compeer, destrier, dog-ear, emir, Empire, endear, ensphere, eyrir, Fafnir, footgear, frontier, gambier, Goodyear, headgear, inhere, Izmir, Kashmir, kefir, killdeer, Landseer, leap year, life peer, light-year, man-year, menhir, midyear, mishear, monsieur, mouse-ear, mule deer, musk deer, nadir, near beer, New Year, off year, out-year, pickeer, portiere, premiere, red deer, redear, rehear, reindeer, revere, revers, Robespierre, roe deer, root beer, santir, severe, Shakespeare, sincere, slick-ear, small beer, spruce beer, steer clear, Tangier, tapir, tin ear, uprear, Vanir, veneer, Vermeer, vizier, voir dire, wheatear, Wiltshire, wind shear, wood ear, worm gear, Ymir, Yorkshire, zaire, Zaire