ape leader

Meanings:

• 1.

  Global Englishneutral
  • The individual who leads a group of apes or primates, typically the dominant male or female in a troop.

• 2.

  Global Englishinformalpejorative
  • A derogatory or humorous term for a person who commands or directs a group perceived as unruly, crude, or disorderly.

• 3.

  Global Englishneutraltechnical
  • A reference to a fictional or symbolic leader of apes, as in literature or film, used to denote an archetypal primate ruler or antagonist.

• 4.

  Global Englishneutraltechnical
  • A figurative label applied to someone regarded as the dominant or chief member of a boisterous or uncultured group.

• 5.

  Global Englishneutraltechnical
  • A primate that occupies the role of chief or alpha within its social group.