† satraponn.
Obsolete. rare.
An important personage.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > one who is important
persona1425
personagec1460
colossus1605
satrapon1650
bigwig1772
big man1789
butt-cut1806
tallboy1820
buzz-wig1854
great or high shot1861
celestial1874
pot1880
big stuff1883
importance1886
big wheel1893
mandarin1907
the (also a) big noise1909
hotty1910
big boy1918
biggie1926
hotshot1933
wheel1933
eminence1935
top hat1936
big or great white chief1937
Mr Big1940
big kahuna1966
1650 J. Howell tr. A. Giraffi Exact Hist. Late Revol. Naples ii. 46 The peeple shew'd it to their Satrapons [It. Satraponi] and Councel.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019).
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