Lion
Lion noun - A person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field.
Usage example: the book festival brought together two lions of contemporary poetry for a joint reading
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Napoleon and lion are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Napoleon" instead a noun "Lion".
Nearby Word: lioness
Napoleon
Napoleon noun - A person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field.
Usage example: started out as a small-time banker but ultimately became a Napoleon of finance
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Nearby Word: Napoleonic
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- Mouton is French for "sheep", but as Napoleon said after a battle in 1809: "Mon Mouton est un lion" — "My Sheep is a lion".
Source: Ironic Name -
The Napoleon: The Flea, the smallest of the animals, suffers from Napoleon complex, wanting to overthrow the lion.
Source: Animation / Kerem A Kovetkezot -
They were wrong though, that it was actually the Knights of the Lion, with the lion being Emperor Napoleon XII.
Source: Comic Book / Grandville
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