macher
/ˈmɑxəɹ/
macher noun: an important person, often in the negative sense of self-important; a bigwig.
Noun
macher (plural machers)
- An important person, often in the negative sense of self-important; a bigwig.
- An ordinary man doesn’t jump the Snake River Canyon / with nothing underneath his ass / but a two-wheeled, fin-stabilised X-1 Skycycle / and a seven-figure guarantee from some macher in LA.2005 October 20, August Kleinzahler, “A Valentine’s: Regarding the Impractibility of Our Love”, in London Review of Books, volume 27, number 20, page 6
- Finally, Mr. Wall Street macher, there's our own Abe Silverfish, a man who has editing awards from prestige film festivals in Tanganyika and Bali.2007, Woody Allen, “Calisthenics, Poison Ivy, Final Cut”, in Mere Anarchy
- Synonyms:
- baron, big cheese, big enchilada, big gun, big kahuna, big man, big name, big noise, big shot, bigwig
Synonyms of macher
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- big wheel
- boss
- grand poobah
- head honcho
- heavy hitter
- heavyweight
- high muckamuck
- high muckety-muck
- king of all one surveys
- king of the castle
- king of the hill
- kingpin
- mayor
- muckamuck
- muckety muck
- mugwump
- numero uno
- panjandrum
- poobah
- rooster
- somebody
- top banana
- top boy
- top cat
- top dog
- top gun
- very important person
- VIP
- wheel
Forms of macher
| plural | machers |
|---|---|
| alternative form | makher |
Origin of macher
From Yiddish מאַכער (makher, “influential person”, literally “one who makes”) from מאַכן (makhn, “to make”). Cognate, naturally, to English maker and German Macher.
Questions about macher
- What does macher mean?
- Macher means an important person, often in the negative sense of self-important; a bigwig.
- What part of speech is macher?
- Macher is a noun.
- How do you pronounce macher?
- Macher is pronounced /ˈmɑxəɹ/.
- What is the plural of macher?
- The plural of macher is machers.
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