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panjandrum

[ pan-jan-druhm ]
/ pænˈdʒæn drəm /
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noun
a self-important or pretentious official.
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Origin of panjandrum

1745–55; pseudo-Latin word (based on pan-) coined by Samuel Foote (1720–77), English dramatist and actor

Words nearby panjandrum

panini, paniolo, Pan-Islamism, panivorous, Panjabi, panjandrum, Panjim, pan juice, Pankhurst, panko, P'an Ku
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Words related to panjandrum

administrator, civil servant, representative, minister, executive, bureaucrat, commissioner, agent, director, manager, officer, leader, secretary, premier, comptroller, exec, dignitary, top, magistrate, higher-up

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British Dictionary definitions for panjandrum

panjandrum
/ (pænˈdʒændrəm) /
noun
a pompous self-important official or person of rank

Word Origin for panjandrum

C18: after a character, the Grand Panjandrum, in a nonsense work (1755) by Samuel Foote, English playwright and actor
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