macher
/ˈmɑxəɹ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An important person, often in the negative sense of self-important; a bigwig.
American usage; Informal
Example Sentences
- "An ordinary man doesn’t jump the Snake River Canyon / with nothing underneath his ass / but a two-wheeled, fin-stabilised X-1 Skycycle / and a seven-figure guarantee from some macher in LA."
- "Finally, Mr. Wall Street macher, there's our own Abe Silverfish, a man who has editing awards from prestige film festivals in Tanganyika and Bali."
- "The meaty and more familiar parts of Anna’s story — passing as a German heiress, ripping off tony hotels, brazenly exploiting narcissistic machers and star-struck working women — are told in flashback as Vivian reports her article."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: מאַכער