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high-muck-a-muck

[hahy-muhk-uh-muhk, -muhk-uh-muhk] / ˈhaɪˌmʌk əˈmʌk, -ˈmʌk əˌmʌk /
NOUN
big shot
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bigwig dignitary heavyweight mogul
WEAK
VIP big cat big cheese big fish big gun big kahuna big man on campus big wheel celebrity fat cat head honcho heavy-hitter high man on the totem pole important person influential person muck-a-muck nabob notability notable personage somebody someone star wheeler-dealer
NOUN
big wheel
Synonyms
WEAK
VIP big cat big cheese big fish big gun big man on campus big shot bigwig dignitary fat cat head honcho heavy-hitter important person influential person mogul nabob notable somebody
NOUN
VIP
Synonyms
STRONG
celebrity dignitary heavyweight luminary mogul notable personality star superstar worthy
WEAK
big cheese big enchilada big kahuna big name famous person public figure top banana
Antonyms
WEAK
nobody nonentity

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At this point we must present, with apologies, the agent of the Autocrat, the agent, the High-muck-a-muck of the Pacific Slope, with a salary of a hundred thousand a year and perks!

From Bunch Grass A Chronicle of Life on a Cattle Ranch by Vachell, Horace Annesley

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