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 island, outside the three-story cellhouse where some of the nation’s most incorrigible prisoners were once locked away in primitive cells, 10-year-old Melody Garcia, visiting with family from Concord, appeared equally perplexed.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2025

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, Amazon executives “have no interest in me right now,” Zingg said.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 17, 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, near where the old fishing nets drooped down from the rafters, the surface of the sea had been depicted.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin