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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. one of greater rank or station or quality;
[syn: superior, higher-up, superordinate]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

higher-up \high"er-up"\, n.
   A superior officer or official; a person having greater rank
   or station or quality than others; -- used chiefly in pl.
   [Slang]

   Syn: superior, superordinate.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

higher-up
    n 1: one of greater rank or station or quality [syn: superior,
         higher-up, superordinate] [ant: inferior]