Definition of premier
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle French premier (as an adjective).
Adjective
premier (not comparable)
- Foremost, very first or very highest in quality or degree.
Noun
premier (plural premiers)
- The head of a country's cabinet, see Prime Minister.
- (Australian, Canadian) The head of a state or provincial government.
- (nautical, slang) The first lieutenant or other second-in-command officer of a ship.
Usage notes
In British English, prime minister and premier are interchangeable while in Australia and Canada, the federal leader is the prime minister and the local leaders are premiers.
See also
Verb
to premier (third-person singular simple present premiers, present participle premiering, simple past and past participle premiered)
- To perform, display or exhibit for the first time.
The composer invited all his friends when they premiered the movie he orchestrated, we got to see it before anyone but the crew.
References:
- Wiktionary. Published under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
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