high-up

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

high-up
    n 1: an important or influential (and often overbearing) person
         [syn: {very important person}, {VIP}, {high-up},
         {dignitary}, {panjandrum}, {high muckamuck}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

high-up \high-up\ n.
   an important or influential person.

   Syn: very important person, VIP, dignitary, panjandrum.
        [WordNet 1.5]

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