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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | high ranking person |
| Synonyms: | VIP, big gun, big kahuna, bigshot, bigwig, celebrity, luminary, official, person of influence, star, top cat |
| Main Entry: | dean |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | leader of institution |
| Synonyms: | administrator, authority, dignitary, doyen, ecclesiastic, guide, lead, legislator, pilot, president, principal, professor, senior, tack |
| Antonyms: | pupil, student |
| Main Entry: | figure |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | famous person |
| Synonyms: | celebrity, character, dignitary, force, leader, notability, notable, personage, personality, presence, somebody, worthy |
| Antonyms: | commoner |
| Main Entry: | leader |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who guides |
| Synonyms: | boss, captain, chief, chieftain, commander, conductor, controller, counsellor, dean, dignitary, director, doyen, eminence, exec, forerunner, general, governor, guide, harbinger, head, herald, lead, lion*, luminary, manager, mistress, notability, notable, officer, pacesetter, pilot, pioneer, precursor, president, principal, rector, ringleader, ruler, shepherd, skipper, superintendent, superior |
| Antonyms: | follower |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | luminary |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | very important person |
| Synonyms: | VIP, big name, celeb, celebrity, dignitary, eminence, leader, lion*, name, notability, notable, personage, personality, somebody, star, superstar, worthy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | notable |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is famous, important |
| Synonyms: | VIP, big name, big shot, big wheel, big-time operator, celebrity, chief, dignitary, eminence, executive, figure*, heavyweight, high-up, hotdog, leader, lion*, luminary, magnate, mogul, name, notability, personage, personality, pooh-bah, power, somebody, star, superstar, worthy |
| Notes: | notable means 'worthy of notice' and noticeable means 'readily observed' |
| Antonyms: | lowlife, unknown |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | officer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who has high position in |
| Synonyms: | agent, appointee, bureaucrat, chief, civil servant, deputy, dignitary, director, executive, functionary, head, leader, magistrate, manager, officeholder, official, organization administrator, president, public servant, representative |
| Main Entry: | official |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person representing organization |
| Synonyms: | CEO, administrator, agent, big shot, boss, brains, brass, bureaucrat, chancellor, civil servant, commissioner, comptroller, dignitary, director, exec, executive, front office, functionary, governor, head person, higher-up, incumbent, leader, magistrate, manager, marshal, mayor, minister, officeholder, officer, panjandrum, premier, president, representative, secretary, top brass, top dog, top drawer, top*, treasurer |
| Notes: | an official (noun) is one who holds or is invested with an office or a referee or umpire in a game or sport - (adjective) having official authority or of or relating to an office; officious means marked by excessive eagerness in offering services or advice where they are neither requested nor needed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | personage/personality |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | celebrity, notable |
| Synonyms: | VIP, big shot, bigwig, brass, celeb, chief, cynosure, dignitary, distinguished person, eminence, face*, hot shot, individual, luminary, monster*, name*, public figure, somebody, star, superstar, top dog, worthy |
| Antonyms: | lowlife |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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