Meaning of DIGNITARY
| Pronunciation: | | 'digni`teree
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| | Definition: | | [n] an important or influential (and often overbearing) person |
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| | Synonyms: | | high muckamuck, high-up, panjandrum, very important person, VIP |
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| | See Also: | | important person, influential person, personage | |
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| | Definition: | | \Dig"ni*ta*ry\, n.; pl. {Dignitaries}. [Cf. F.
dignitaire, fr. L. dignitas.]
One who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity
or honor; especially, one who holds an ecclesiastical rank
above that of a parochial priest or clergyman.
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| | Related Terms: | | baron, big cheese, big gun, big man, big name, big noise, big shot, big wheel, bigwig, brass, brass hat, celebrity, chief, dignity, elder, eminence, Establishment, fat cat, father, figure, great man, higher-up, high-muck-a-muck, hotshot, important person, interests, lion, lords of creation, luminary, magnate, man of mark, mogul, nabob, name, notability, notable, official, panjandrum, person of renown, personage, personality, pillar of society, power, power elite, ruling circle, sachem, somebody, something, star, superstar, the great, the top, top brass, top people, tycoon, very important person, VIP, worthy |
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