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Meanings of prominent person in English

Russian
светский лев
Portuguese
socialite
Spanish
socialite
Catalan
socialite
Wikidata

Person of prominence with a high social position in upper class society.

        Related terms
        светский лев
        Russian
        celebrity
        Portuguese
        famoso
        Spanish
        famoso
        Catalan
        celebritat

        Prominent person who commands some degree of public fascination and appears in the media.

              Related terms
              celebrity
              Usage of prominent person in English
              1
              The most prominent person, as to social standing, is probably the knight.
              Beacon Lights of History, Volume 3 part 2: Renaissance and Refor...
              2
              One of their demands is that if we do, they'll kill another prominent person.
              The bricklayer
              3
              That explained how long, detailed accounts would appear so soon after a prominent person's death.
              Rock and Ice Magazine
              4
              Mrs. Flynn was a prominent person in her sodality.
              The Brick Moon, and Other Stories
              5
              Besides, you should not be severe upon all because one prominent person has proved unworthy.
              The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 17, March, 1859 / A Magazin...
              6
              The prominent person today is eternally trying to lose a name, and to get a title.
              A Miscellany of Men
              7
              Oh, I tell you, Daddy, your little foundling is getting to be quite a prominent person!
              Daddy-Long-Legs
              8
              A Mr. MacManus, a trader in Liverpool, was the most prominent person among the disaffected in Lancashire.
              The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. / From the Acc...
              9
              I've had an idea from the first that some prominent person-noordinary man-isresponsible for the circulars.
              Mary Louise and the Liberty Girls
              10
              Hendricks, when aiming his rifle at some prominent person, died by a straggling ball through his heart.
              Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present
              11
              These may be used on invitations to ceremonious receptions, breakfasts, luncheons, dinners, and to meet a prominent person.
              The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social...
              12
              Thenceforward, at least, as may be imagined, Monsieur Godfrey became a very prominent person indeed in the Boiset establishment.
              Love Eternal
              13
              Altogether he had a rakish, unsettled look, and a bounceable way of talking which made him the prominent person in company.
              The Queen of Hearts
              14
              He was to be put forward as the most prominent person, should any doubt arise as to their being really Maltese.
              The Pirate of the Mediterranean: A Tale of the Sea
              15
              I requested of the medium's "control" that the most prominent person connected with the studio be allowed to speak to us.
              Ghosts
              16
              He was followed by another prominent person on St. Arnaud's staff, bringing an earnest entreaty that the English should not delay their advance.
              The Thin Red Line; and Blue Blood