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higher-up

[ hahy-er-uhp ]

/ ˈhaɪ ərˈʌp /

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noun Informal.

a person in a position of higher authority in an organization; superior.

Origin of higher-up

1910–15, Americanism; noun use of adj. phrase higher up

Words nearby higher-up

higher law, higher mathematics, higher rate, higher self, higher still, higher-up, highest common factor, highest intercostal vein, highet, highfalutin, highflier

Example sentences from the Web for higher-up

Eleven other higher-up employees in Autism Speaks earned well into six figures that year.

“Autism Speaks”- but Should Everyone Listen? |Emily Shire |June 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But only a few of the Earth's higher-up would know that it was a smoke screen; the rest believe it, whether it is true or not.

The Highest Treason |Randall Garrett
Calhoun retrieved Murgatroyd who had been visiting with the wives of the higher-up officials.

Pariah Planet |Murray Leinster
During the banquet, Murgatroyd had been visiting with the wives of the higher-up officials.

This World Is Taboo |Murray Leinster

Doing it, he fears only higher-up spoilsmen who sacrifice criminal pawns.

Criminal Types |V. M. Masten

British Dictionary definitions for higher-up

higher-up

noun

informal a person of higher rank or in a superior position