overdog

overdog
o·ver·dog (ōʹvər-dôg', -dŏg') n. Informal
One that has a significant advantage: “a champion of the overdog who provides tax breaks for the rich while cutting social services for the poor” (Leon Daniel).
  [over + underdog.]

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