premier

C1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /pɹɪˈmɪəɹ/ UK /ˈpɹɛ.mi.ɛː/ See IPA manual

Freq #11188

Meanings

1

adj
Best, most important, or highest in rank.

The city hosts one of the premier film festivals in the world.
2

noun
The head of a government; a prime minister.

The premier met with foreign leaders to discuss trade.
3

verb
To perform or show something to the public for the first time.

The young composer's opera was premiered to great acclaim.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 noun · the head of a government; a... prime minister chancellor

3 verb · to perform or show... premiere

Word family

Forms premieredpremieringpremiers

Derived forms nonpremierpremieresspremierialpremiership

Related forms governor king preeminent premiere president primary prime queen

Etymology

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

premier Middle French prīmārius Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# premier

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** adj, noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /pɹɪˈmɪəɹ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈpɹɛ.mi.ɛː/
**Frequency rank:** 11188

## Meanings
1. Best, most important, or highest in rank.
2. The head of a government; a prime minister.
3. To perform or show something to the public for the first time.

## Examples
- The city hosts one of the premier film festivals in the world.
- The premier met with foreign leaders to discuss trade.
- The young composer's opera was premiered to great acclaim.

## Derived Forms
- nonpremier
- premieress
- premierial
- premiership

## Related Forms
- governor
- king
- preeminent
- premiere
- president
- primary
- prime
- queen

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: premier
- Root: prīmārius

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

## AI Etymology
Premier is borrowed from Middle French premier (adjective), from Latin prīmārius. Doublet of primary. In present-day use, it can mean best, most important, or highest in rank, or the head of a government; a prime minister. Derived formations include nonpremier, premieress, premierial, and premiership.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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