Dictionary Definition
dignitary n : an important or influential (and
often overbearing) person [syn: very
important person, VIP,
high-up,
panjandrum, high
muckamuck]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Noun
- an important or influential person, or one of high rank or position
Translations
- Dutch: hoogwaardigheidsbekleder , hoogwaardigheidsbekleedster
- German: Würdenträger , Würdenträgerin
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
Establishment, VIP, baron, big cheese, big gun, big
man, big name, big noise, big shot, big wheel, bigwig, brass, brass hat, celebrity, chief, dignity, elder, eminence, fat cat, father, figure, great man,
high-muck-a-muck, higher-up, 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,
worthy