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important person

important person

50 1.8
A person whose actions or words change what happens for many people
  • noun
translation icon : persona influyente
  • So it's going to be a simple day surrounded by the most important people in the world, your family.
  • the most important person
  • important people in life
  • important people in history

Or I guess you have more important people to be with than us.

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Examples

  • The classroom teacher is the most important person involved in improving the curriculum.

    Academic text (2003)
  • He could be the most important person in the room, but he makes everybody feel like they belong there with him.

  • This woman, this woman will be the most important person you ever hire in your business.

  • This is the most important person in my life as my hero and my best friend.

  • Before I leave, I would like to thank some important people at my table.

  • The only question that is who is the most important person you need to hire to scale yourself up?

  • And when I wake up in the morning, I, I sit and I, I think about the most important people in my life.

  • You are the most important person in my life and it's happened in a very short time.

  • Joan has been an immensely important person for Stanford for many years.

  • The CEO of the company is considered the most important person in making strategic decisions.

Synonyms

key player
vsimportant person
40 3.2

An important person who helps decide what happens in a group

is about influencing outcomes rather than just holding a role
big deal
vsimportant person
  • Informal
37 3.8

An important person who is treated as successful or powerful

is neutral about tone, stressing real influence not attitude
major player
vsimportant person
29 3.8

A person or company that has a lot of power in a field

indicates influence on events but not necessarily leadership or scale
very important person
vsimportant person
16 2.5

A person with great power or status who gets special treatment

emphasizes influence without implying high social rank or privileges
influential person
vsimportant person
15 3.2

A person whose actions or ideas strongly affect other people's choices

focuses on significant influence over the course of events and people
key figure
vsimportant person
12 3.8

An important person who plays the main role in a group or event

is broader, highlighting influence on events rather than central placement
personage
vsimportant person
  • Formal
7 8.1

An important or well known person who others respect

stresses actual effect on events rather than mere notability
somebody
vsimportant person
1 2.5

An important person who is well known in a field

focuses on impact on events rather than public recognition alone

Antonyms

nobody
  • Offensive
18 2.4

A person who is not important or well known

How Influential

important person
50 1.8
key figure
12 3.8
notable
5 4.1
ordinary
5 2.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

important + person

The noun phrase 'important person' is directly and transparently compositional: 'important' (of considerable consequence) modifies 'person' (a human individual) to yield the stated meaning. This ADJ+N pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows standard English grammar, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand it.

Etymology

The phrase important person may come from the image of someone carrying a heavy bundle of important papers or tasks, with others looking to that person to make decisions. That's why important person means 'a person whose actions or opinions have a big effect'.