Definitions
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- noun a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events
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synonyms (77)
Words with the same meaning
- Establishment
- VIP
- baron
- big gun
- big man
- big name
- bigwig
- brass
- brass hat
- celebrity
- chief
- constellation
- cynosure
- dean
- dignitary
- dignity
- doyen
- doyenne
- elder
- father
- figure
- folk hero
- galaxy
- great man
- hero
- heroine
- high priest
- idol
- immortal
- interests
- kingfish
- kingpin
- leader
- lion
- lords of creation
- luminaries
- luminary
- magnate
- man of mark
- master
- master spirit
- mogul
- nabob
- name
- notability
- notable
- panjandrum
- person of note
- person of renown
- personage
- personality
- pillar of society
- pleiad
- pop hero
- popular hero
- popular idol
- power
- power elite
- principal
- public figure
- ruling circle
- sachem
- senior
- social lion
- somebody
- something
- star
- superior
- superstar
- the great
- the top
- top brass
- top dog
- top people
- tycoon
- very important person
- worthy
hyponyms (47)
Words more specific or concrete
- Excellency
- Pooh-Bah
- Titan
- VIP
- behemoth
- big cheese
- big deal
- big enchilada
- big fish
- big gun
- big shot
- big wheel
- bigwig
- celebrity
- colossus
- dignitary
- elder statesman
- famous person
- figure
- fixer
- giant
- head honcho
- heavy hitter
- heavyweight
- hierarch
- high muckamuck
- high-muck-a-muck
- high-up
- influence peddler
- kingmaker
- kingpin
- magnifico
- name
- nepotist
- panjandrum
- policy maker
- power broker
- powerbroker
- public figure
- sacred cow
- sirdar
- socialite
- sun
- top banana
- very important person
- worthy
- éminence grise
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