HIGHER-UP

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

One of greater rank or station or quality

Synonyms:

higher-up; superior; superordinate

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("higher-up" is a kind of...):

leader (a person who rules or guides or inspires others)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "higher-up"):

better (a superior person having claim to precedence)

god (a man of such superior qualities that he seems like a deity to other people)

supervisor (one who supervises or has charge and direction of)