Panjandrum

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An important or self-important person: "a panjandrum of the publishing business” ( Nat Hentoff).
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An important, powerful or influential person.
  • n. A self-important or pretentious person.
  • n. A massive, rocket-propelled, explosive-laden cart designed by the British military during World War II.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An imaginary personage of much power or pretension; a burlesque potentate, plenipotentiary, or Great Mogul.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an important or influential (and often overbearing) person
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    personage    influential person    important person   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    magnate   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    vizar    nagus    ecuyer    signior    autel   
     
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