Noun: panjandrum pan'jan-drum
- An important or influential person; someone of high rank or holder of an important office
"The panjandrum was protected by security";
- very important person, VIP, high-up, dignitary, high muckamuck [N. Amer, informal], mucky-muck [N. Amer, informal], muckamuck [N. Amer, informal]
Derived forms: panjandrums
Type of: important person, influential person, personage
Encyclopedia: Panjandrum