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PANJANDRUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does panjandrum mean?
• PANJANDRUM (noun)
The noun PANJANDRUM has 1 sense:
1. an important or influential (and often overbearing) person
Familiarity information: PANJANDRUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An important or influential (and often overbearing) person
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
dignitary; high-up; high muckamuck; panjandrum; very important person; VIP
Hypernyms ("panjandrum" is a kind of...):
important person; influential person; personage (a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events)
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