important person vs influence peddler

influence peddler vs important person

important person and influence peddler both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
important person	Yes	No	No	No
influence peddler	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, influence peddler is a hyponym of important person; that is, influence peddler is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than important person:

important person: a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events
influence peddler: someone who intervenes with authorities for a person in trouble (usually using underhand or illegal methods for a fee)

Other hyponyms of important person include big cheese, big deal, big enchilada, big fish, big gun, big shot, big wheel, head honcho, celebrity, famous person, behemoth, colossus, giant, heavyweight, titan, elder statesman, eminence grise, Excellency, fixer, heavy hitter, hierarch, high-muck-a-muck, pooh-bah, kingmaker, bigwig, kingpin, top banana, magnifico, figure, name, public figure, nepotist, policy maker, power broker, powerbroker, sacred cow, sirdar, socialite, sun, dignitary, high-up, high muckamuck, panjandrum, very important person, VIP, worthy.

important person (noun)	influence peddler (noun)
a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events	someone who intervenes with authorities for a person in trouble (usually using underhand or illegal methods for a fee)

Difference between important person and influence peddler

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