Definition of "macher" [macher]

• An important person, often in the negative sense of self-important; a bigwig (noun)

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• "Such is the reach of the billionaire named by this list two years running as the most powerful person in the art world -- a man who more than any other deserves the term macher, which started appearing out of the blue in countless entries about Mr. Pinault from our New York writers."
• "In Jerusalem's ultra-Orthodox community this week, Rosenbaum, who claimed to be a real estate dealer, was described as a macher, or fixer, who assisted renal patients in finding appropriate medical treatment in the U.S."
• "Well, if this were the "macher" awards, Gupta would win hands down."