supremo

noun

su·​pre·​mo sə-ˈprē-(ˌ)mō How to pronounce supremo (audio)
sü-
plural supremos
chiefly British
: one who is highest in rank or authority

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One of Horner’s old Highland Terriers was called Flavio, the other being Bernie, after former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone. Luke Smith, New York Times, 11 July 2025 The 94-year-old F1 supremo has hinted at the reason that likely paved the way to Horner's abrupt Red Bull exit on Wednesday. Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025 According to Ukraine’s Minister of Digital Transformation (and de facto drone supremo) Mykhailo Fedorov, 15 companies now make fiber drones. David Hambling, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025 Those roles, which as a reminder were contested by around 32,000 budding actors, have been handed to Dominic McLaughlin, Alastair Stout and Arabella Stanton by the HBO franchise’s casting supremo, Lucy Bevan. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 30 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for supremo

Word History

Etymology

Spanish & Italian, from supremo, adjective, supreme, from Latin supremus

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of supremo was in 1958

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“Supremo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supremo. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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