Meaning

1 senses
  1. An important or influential person, or one of high rank or position.

    Würdenträger, Würdenträgerin

    сано́вникsanóvnik

    an important or influential (and often overbearing) person

Examples

4 sentences
  1. The dignitary drove a very fancy car.

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  2. When I fart and the dignitaries begin laughing at me, draw your swords.

    ruКогда я пукну, и сановники начнут смеяться надо мной, обнажите мечи.

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  3. Even Chinese dignitaries were invited to visit the monument.

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  4. To strengthen his position, Tom surrounded himself with intellectuals and church dignitaries, one of whom was Brother John.

    deUm seine Position zu stärken, umgab sich Tom mit Intellektuellen und kirchlichen Würdenträgern. Einer davon war Bruder Johannes.

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Translations

7 languages
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important or influential person:
Deutsch
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important or influential person:

Origin

Borrowed from French dignitaire.

Borrowed from French dignitaire.

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Forms

plural: dignitaries
Singulardignitary
Pluraldignitaries

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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