Definitions for premier
prɪˈmɪər, -ˈmyɪər, ˈpri mɪərpre·mier

Princeton's WordNet(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Prime Minister, PM, premiernoun

   the person who holds the position of head of the government in the United Kingdom

2. chancellor, premier, prime ministeradjective

   the person who is head of state (in several countries)

3. premier(a), prime(a)adjective

   first in rank or degree

   "an architect of premier rank"; "the prime minister"

4. premier, premiereverb

   preceding all others in time

   "the premiere showing"

5. premier, premiereverb

   be performed for the first time

   "We premiered the opera of the young composer and it was a critical success"

6. premier, premiereverb

   perform a work for the first time

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. premiernoun

   The leader of the government in parliament and leader of the cabinet.

   Etymology: From premier (as an adjective), from primarius.

2. premiernoun

   The government leader in a legislative congress or leader of a government-level administrative body; the head of government.

   Etymology: From premier (as an adjective), from primarius.

3. premiernoun

   The first lieutenant or other second-in-command officer of a ship.

   Etymology: From premier (as an adjective), from primarius.

4. premierverb

   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.

   Etymology: From premier (as an adjective), from primarius.

5. premieradjective

   Foremost; first or highest in quality or degree.

   Etymology: From premier (as an adjective), from primarius.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Premieradjective

   first; chief; principal; as, the premier place; premier minister

   Etymology: [F. premier, fr. L. primarius of the first rank, principal, fr. primus the first. See Primary, Prime, a.]

2. Premieradjective

   most ancient; -- said of the peer bearing the oldest title of his degree

   Etymology: [F. premier, fr. L. primarius of the first rank, principal, fr. primus the first. See Primary, Prime, a.]

3. Premiernoun

   the first minister of state; the prime minister

   Etymology: [F. premier, fr. L. primarius of the first rank, principal, fr. primus the first. See Primary, Prime, a.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Premier

   Premier is a title for the head of government in some countries and states.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Premier

   prē′mi-ėr, adj. prime or first: chief: (her.) most ancient.—n. the first or chief: the prime-minister.—v.i. to govern as premier.—adj. and n. Première (pre-myār′), first or leading actress, dancer, forewoman, &c.—n. Prē′miership. [Fr.,—L. primarius, of the first rank—primus, first.]

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1. • Perform
   • Performing Arts

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'premier' in Adjectives Frequency: #711

How to pronounce premier?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of premier in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of premier in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of premier in a Sentence

1. Javier Tebas:

   That would be a simplistic vision of the international market, the Premier League is the league that sells The Premier League broadcast rights for the biggest value and The Premier League doesn't have the best players nor the best clubs. The market for broadcasting rights does not work like this.

2. Steve Tsang:

   The pandemic had resulted in him being allowed to play more of the well-established role of the premier in running the economy, something from which he was side-tracked most of the time in the Xi era, he saw how the economic impact of Covid-19 would require a pragmatic and a more emphatic approach, hence allowing, even encouraging, street vending for those laid off as a result of the pandemic.

3. Premier League:

   NBC Sports has done a fantastic job broadcasting the Barclays Premier League for the last two seasons and we are extremely pleased that they have invested in our U.S. rights.

4. Jeff Bezos ':

   It's very gratifying that the world's premier launch companies are choosing our engines.

5. Wang Yihu:

   The premier's words are always skewed by you local-level people.

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