Grand Poobah
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From Pooh-Bah, the name of the character in Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado (1885).
Noun
- A person who is important or high-ranking.
- He once played golf with the grand poobah of their company.
Synonyms
- big cheese
- big enchilada
- big kahuna
- bigwig
- big wheel
- grand panjandrum
- head honcho
- kingpin
- muckety muck
- top banana
- top dog