Personage (Noun)
Meaning 1
A person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- Big Gun
- Sacred Cow
- Kingpin
- Powerbroker
- Magnifico
- Socialite
- Eminence Grise
- Hierarch
- Heavy Hitter
- Dignitary
- Influence Peddler
- Big Shot
- Sun
- Heavyweight
- Behemoth
- Top Banana
- VIP
- High Muckamuck
- Big Cheese
- Nepotist
- Name
- High-muck-a-muck
- Famous Person
- Sirdar
- Big Enchilada
- Head Honcho
- Big Deal
- Very Important Person
- Kingmaker
- Big Fish
- Policy Maker
- Excellency
- Fixer
- Figure
- Power Broker
- Worthy
- Colossus
- Panjandrum
- Pooh-bah
- Titan
- Elder Statesman
- Celebrity
Meaning 2
Another word for person; a person not meriting identification; "a strange personage appeared at the door".
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- A mysterious personage was seen lurking around the abandoned mansion at midnight.
- The personage who answered the phone claimed to be a representative of the company.
- A personage in a long coat walked into the room, but no one noticed who it was.
- The personage who had been causing trouble in the neighborhood was finally identified by the police.
- A personage with a familiar face but an unknown name appeared in the background of the news footage.