maggiore

Definitions of maggiore
  1. noun
    a person who is older than you are
    synonyms: decano
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    decano
    a man who is the senior member of a group
    type of:
    adulto, grande
    a fully developed person from maturity onward
  2. noun
    the offspring who came first in the order of birth
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    type of:
    discendenza, prole, sangue
    the immediate descendants of a person
  3. noun
    one of greater rank or station or quality
    synonyms: superiore
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    inferiore
    one of lesser rank or station or quality
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    controllore, supervisore
    one who supervises or has charge and direction of
    regista
    someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a show
    capoccia, caporale, caposquadra, capoufficio, capufficio
    a person who exercises control over workers
    capoccia, caporale, caposquadra
    a woman in charge of a group of workers
    capoccia, preposto
    a person who directs and manages an organization
    type of:
    capo, capofila, dirigente, leader, portainsegna
    a person who rules or guides or inspires others
  4. noun
    a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain
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