silverback

ˈsɪl.vər.bæk

Definition

Definition of silverback - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

animals

TECH.

mature male gorilla with silver back hair

TECH.

The silverback led the troop through the forest.

alpha male

leader

dominancedominant older human male

He was the silverback of the corporate world.

alpha male

patriarch

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mature male gorilla with silver back hair

Origin of silverback

English, silver (color) + back (backside)

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WLS

abbr.

abr: Western Lowland Silverback

type of gorilla found in western Africa

Examples of silverback in a sentence

Tourists were thrilled to spot a silverback in the wild.
In the family, he was the silverback, making all the important decisions.
As the silverback of the group, his opinion was highly respected.

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French:dos argenté, patriarche, ...
German:Silberrücken, Alphatier, ...
Italian:gorilla adulto, maschio alfa, ...
Spanish:espalda plateada, líder, ...
Portuguese:gorila-dorso-prateado, macho dominante, ...
Chinese:银背大猩猩, 主导者, ...
Japanese:シルバーバック, ...
Arabic:غوريلا ظهر فضي, الظَّهْر الفِضِّي, ...
Hebrew:סִילְבֶּרְבַּק, זָכָר אַלְפָא, ...
Russian:серебристоспинная горилла, лидер, ...
Ukrainian:сріблястий самець, вожак, ...
Hindi:सिल्वरबैक, प्रमुख पुरुष, ...
Bengali:সিলভারব্যাক, প্রভাবশালী ব্যক্তি, ...
Catalan:goril.la mascle d'esquena platejada, mascle alfa, ...
Czech:stříbrohřbetý gorilí samec, patriarcha, ...
Danish:sølvryg, alfa, ...
Dutch:zilverrug, leider, ...
Greek:ασημόραχος, κυρίαρχος, ...
Hungarian:ezüsthátú gorilla, alfahím, ...
Khmer:ហ្គោរីឡាឈ្មោលពេញវ័យខ្នងពណ៌ប្រាក់, បុរសវ័យចំណាស់ដែលមានអំណាចគ្រប់គ្រង, ...
Korean:은색등 고릴라, 실버백, ...
Persian:گوریل پشت‌نقره‌ای, نقره‌پشت, ...
Polish:srebrnogrzbiety, samiec alfa, ...
Portuguese (BR):gorila-das-costas-prateadas, líder, ...
Romanian:gorilă cu spate argintiu, lider, ...
Swedish:silverrygg, ...
Thai:กอริลลาตัวผู้หลังเงิน, ผู้นำ, ...
Turkish:gümüş sırtlı goril, lider, ...
Vietnamese:khỉ đột lưng bạc, người đứng đầu, ...

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