very important person

English

Etymology

The term was coined around 1933.[1]

Noun

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

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),

References

Oxford University Press (1986) Oxford English Dictionary

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