dignitary

n., pl., -ies.
A person of high rank or position.

noun

An important, influential person: character, eminence, leader, lion, nabob, notability, notable, personage. Informal big-timer, heavyweight, somebody, someone, VIP. Slang big shot, big wheel, bigwig, muckamuck. See important/unimportant.

n

Definition: grandee
Antonyms: nonentity

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: an important or influential (and often overbearing) person
  Synonyms: very important person, VIP, high-up, panjandrum, high muckamuck

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - rangsperson, dignitar

Nederlands (Dutch)
hoogwaardigheids- bekleder

Français (French)
n. - dignitaire

Deutsch (German)
n. - Würdenträger

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αξιωματούχος, επίσημος, ψηλό πρόσωπο

Italiano (Italian)
dignitario

Português (Portuguese)
n. - dignitário (m)

Русский (Russian)
высокопоставленное лицо

Español (Spanish)
n. - dignatario

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - dignitär ämbetsman

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
高贵的人, 高僧, 高官

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 高貴的人, 高僧, 高官

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 고위 인사

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 高位の人, 高官

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) صاحب مقام أو مستوى رفيع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נכבד, איש-כמורה‬

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