Definition of "top executive" []

• A very wealthy or powerful businessman (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "Unfortunately, ma passenger was a top executive with Cooks Tours and had just given American tons of business, so Ah got fired."
• "With smaller companies fewer than 100 employees you should have written or called the CEO and the Director of Personnel/Human Resources, which in smaller companies could be the president or another top executive who wears several hats, and at least two hiring authorities in areas you’re interested in."