pan·jan·drum (p n-jn dr m)n. An important or self-important person: "a panjandrum of the publishing business" (Nat Hentoff). [After the Grand Panjandrum, a character in a nonsense farrago written by Samuel Foote (1720-1777).] |
panjandrum [pænˈdʒændrəm]
n
a pompous self-important official or person of rank
[after a character, the Grand Panjandrum, in a nonsense work (1755) by Samuel Foote, English playwright and actor]
panjandrum
designation for a pompous official, taken from a story by Samuel Foote(1755).
See also: Bureaucracy
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  panjandrum - an important or influential (and often overbearing) personimportant person, influential person, personage - a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events |
Translations
panjandrum [pænˈdʒændrəm] N → jefazo m, mandamás m inv
he's the great panjandrum → es el archipámpano
he's the great panjandrum → es el archipámpano
panjandrum
n (hum, pej) → Wichtigtuer(in) m(f) (pej)
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