premier
n
1 another name for →
prime minister
2 any of the heads of governments of the Canadian provinces and the Australian states
3 pl (Austral) the winners of a premiership
adj prenominal
4 first in importance, rank, etc.
5 first in occurrence; earliest (C15: from Old French: first, from Latin primarius principal, from primus first)
premier danseur (French) , (fem) première danseuse
n pl , premiers danseurs
(fem) , premières danseuses the principal dancer in a ballet company
(C19: literally: first dancer)