Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun dignitary

1 sense of dignitary

Sense 1
very important person, VIP, high-up, dignitary, panjandrum, high muckamuck -- (an important or influential (and often overbearing) person)
       => important person, influential person, personage -- (a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events)