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How to pronounce personage in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms important person, influential person
Type of grownup, adult
Has types big wheel, bigwig, celebrity, colossus, dignitary, elder statesman, eminence grise, excellency, famous person, figure, fixer, giant, head honcho, heavy hitter, heavyweight, hierarch, high-muck-a-muck, high-up, high muckamuck, influence peddler, kingmaker, kingpin, magnifico, name, nepotist, panjandrum, policy maker, pooh-bah, power broker, powerbroker, public figure, sacred cow, sirdar, socialite, sun, titan, top banana, very important person, vip, worthy, behemoth, big cheese, big deal, big enchilada, big fish, big gun, big shot
Type Words
Type of someone, soul, person, somebody, individual, mortal


a strange personage appeared at the door.

Examples of personage

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The few men are young, gods, Gauguin or himself morphed into a sacred personage.
From the morningstaronline.co.uk
The fact that a personage is imaginary is not reason for him not to be reported.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Divisions are normally numbered, but can be named after a function or personage.
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On the top floor lives the proprietor, Mrs. Sinnott, at 91 a legendary personage.
From the time.com
The term actually inspired by this incredible personage in Indonesia, Mr. Pepeng.
From the imo.thejakartapost.com
Peter Quennell, all-purpose literary personage, poet, and cultural historian.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The baton's final bearer is usually a famous sporting personage of the host nation.
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His other tastes were rich, but, oddly, Iran's leading personage did not eat caviar.
From the time.com
The once overbearing personage, now stricken with horror and remorse, redeems himself.
From the online.wsj.com
More examples
  • Another word for person; a person not meriting identification; "a strange personage appeared at the door"
  • Important person: a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events
  • A person of importance or distinction.