very important person

English

Etymology

The term was coined around 1933.

Noun

very important person (plural very important persons or very important people)

1. A person who is accorded special privileges due to their status or importance.

   Coordinate term: personage

Derived terms

• VIP, V.I.P. ("very important person")
• VVIP, V.V.I.P. ("very, very important person")

Translations

person who is accorded special privileges due to his or her status or importance

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 贵宾 (zh) (guìbīn)

• Russian: ва́жное лицо́ n (vážnoje licó), высокопоста́вленное лицо́ n (vysokopostávlennoje licó), осо́бо ва́жная персо́на f (osóbo vážnaja persóna),