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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) personplay

  Familiarity information: PANJANDRUM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PANJANDRUM (noun)


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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