higher-up

American  

[hahy-er-uhp] / ˈhaɪ ərˈʌp /

noun

Informal.

1. a person in a position of higher authority in an organization; superior.

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higher-up British  

noun

1. informal a person of higher rank or in a superior position

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Etymology

Origin of higher-up

1910–15, noun use of adj. phrase higher up

Example Sentences

Higher up on the terrain, another skier triggered the avalanche, Gunderson wrote in an Instagram post.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2023

Higher up the spectrum, the Series 8 carries on the usual progression of prior top-tier Apple Watches, now with a new temperature sensor built in.

From The Verge • Sep. 8, 2022

Higher up, still, are the Michelin-starred restaurants and auction houses that feast on the hunters’ finds.

From Washington Times • Mar. 3, 2021

Higher up the scale, in 2019, Primavera embraced a 50/50 split as the “new normal”, and now doesn’t even make mention of its gender parity, but just gets on with it.

From The Guardian • Mar. 11, 2020

Higher up there was a big outcropping of gray rock, a cliff.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien