important person

VIP big cheese big enchilada big fish big gun big shot big wheel biggie bigwig boss boss man head honcho hotshot top dog tycoon very important person

bigwig dignitary heavyweight mogul

VIP big cat big cheese big fish big gun big kahuna big man on campus big wheel celebrity fat cat head honcho heavy-hitter high man on the totem pole high-muck-a-muck influential person muck-a-muck nabob notability notable personage somebody someone star wheeler-dealer

VIP big cat big cheese big fish big gun big man on campus big shot bigwig dignitary fat cat head honcho heavy-hitter high-muck-a-muck influential person mogul nabob notable somebody

elder mentor national leader starets wise old man