haute-volée

Definitions of haute-volée
  1. noun
    an important or influential (and often overbearing) person
    synonyms: dignitaris, haute volée, hoge, hoogwaardigheidsbekleder, notabele, notabelen, waardigheidsbekleder
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    type of:
    big boss, big shot, bobo, bons, bonze, hotemetoot, hotemetotem, kanon, kopstuk, prominent, topman, vip, voorman
    a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events
  2. noun
    an important, honorable person (word is often used humorously)
    synonyms: dignitaris, haute volée, hoogwaardigheidsbekleder, notabele, notabelen, waardigheidsbekleder
    see moresee less
    type of:
    big boss, big shot, bobo, bons, bonze, hotemetoot, hotemetotem, kanon, kopstuk, prominent, topman, vip, voorman
    a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events
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