| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. An important, influential person: character, dignitary, leader, lion, nabob, notability, notable, personage. Informal : big-timer, heavyweight, somebody, someone, VIP. Slang : big shot, big wheel, bigwig, muckamuck. See IMPORTANT. 2. A position of exalted widely recognized importance: distinction, eminency, fame, glory, illustriousness, luster, mark, notability, note, preeminence, prestige, prominence, prominency, renown. See IMPORTANT, KNOWLEDGE, RESPECT. 3. A natural land elevation: hill, prominence, rise. See HIGH.
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