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top·sid·er

 (tŏp′sī′dər)
n.
One who is at the highest level of authority.
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topsider

(ˈtɒpˌsaɪdə)
pl n
a light canvass shoe
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Trouble comes in the form of bandits, and Ty and his new Topsider friend, Gemma, decide to take them on in order to save the people struggling for survival under the sea.
If your work is already fairly casual, try a nicer canvas sneaker--not a shoe you'd actually wear to play tennis, but a dressy sneaker like a Sperry Topsider, one of the Converse low-top collaborations with Jack Purcell, or even a slip-on from Ralph Lauren Polo or Vans."
Cabanas, which replaced Topsider Buffet, has also expanded.
Collective Brands, Stephanie Lawrence, VP Licensing Sperry Topsider, 617-824-6694, stephanie.lawrence@sperrytopsider.com, P.
But his latest encounter is something different: an entire township chained to a sunken airplane -and a mystery that affects Ty and his topsider friend Gemma.
Now it is Caleb, rambunctious in khaki slacks, a matching beige-and-white checked dress shirt with a soft orange sweater vest and brand-new topsider shoes.
In addition to title sponsor Rolex Watch U.S.A., US SAILING's 2009 Rolex Miami OCR is sponsored by Alpha-Graphics, Nautica, Laser Performance, Harken, New England Ropes, Sperry TopSider, and Team McLube.
rubbery topsider, loosed tongue, no strings attached.
We carry The North Face, Patagonia, Mountain Hard Wear, Sperry Topsider and more for men and women.
As referenced in the AELs, (2-330075129; 2-330075130) the only authorized submarine deck shoe is the Sperry topsider (style MP601, only available from Sperry Topsider).
A former computer topsider in the intelligence community said at a CSIS meeting, "Give me $1 billion and 20 super-hackers, and I can shut down America." A Department of Defense (DOD) colleague, upon hearing the boast, said he could do it for $100 million.