macher

Noun

An important person, often in the negative sense of self-important; a bigwig.

Origin / Etymology

From Yiddish מאַכער (makher, “influential person”, literally “one who makes”) from מאַכן (makhn, “to make”). Cognate, naturally, to English maker and German Macher.

Synonyms

VIP, baron, big cheese, big enchilada, big gun, big kahuna, big man, big name, big noise, big shot, big wheel, bigwig, boss, grand poobah, head honcho, heavy hitter, heavyweight, high muckamuck, high muckety-muck, king of all one surveys, king of the castle, king of the hill, kingpin, macher, mayor, muckamuck, muckety muck, mugwump, numero uno, poobah, rooster, somebody, top banana, top cat, top dog, top gun, very important person, wheel

Scrabble Score: 13

macher: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
macher: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
macher: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

macher: valid Words With Friends Word