- grandee (n.)
- 1590s, from Spanish grande "nobleman of the first rank," originally an adjective, "great," from Latin grandis "big, great" (see grand (adj.)).
- 1. He is a former defence secretary of the United States and a grandee of the Democratic Party.
- 他是美国前国防部长,也是民主党的显要人物。
来自柯林斯例句