Adverb: high upNoun: high-up 'hI,úp
- An important or influential person; someone of high rank or holder of an important office
"The high-up was protected by security";
- very important person, VIP, dignitary, panjandrum, high muckamuck [N. Amer, informal], mucky-muck [N. Amer, informal], muckamuck [N. Amer, informal]
Derived forms: high-ups
Type of: important person, influential person, personage