world-beater noun

/ˈwɜːldˌbiː.tər/

/ˈwɝːldˌbiː.t ̬ɚ/ n [C]

Definition

a person or thing that is better than any other of its type

She has loads of natural talent as a runner and with rigorous training she could be a world-beater.

/ˈwɜːldˌbiː.tɪŋ/

/ˈwɝːldˌbiː.t ̬ɪŋ/ adj

a world-beating partnership

(Definition of world-beater noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

worried or nervous about something that is going to happen

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