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- [bras, brahs hat]
- /bræs, brɑs hæt/
- /brɑːs hæt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bras, brahs hat]
- /bræs, brɑs hæt/
Definitions of brass hat words
- noun brass hat a top-ranking official, esp a military officer 3
- noun brass hat a military officer of high rank 3
- noun brass hat any high official, executive, etc. 3
- noun brass hat a person in a high position, especially a top-ranking army or navy officer. 1
- noun brass hat (Slang) (military) A high-ranking officer. 0
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Origin of brass hat
First appearance:
before 1890 One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95
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Parts of speech for Brass hat
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
brass hat popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
brass hat usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for brass hat
noun brass hat
- administrator — An administrator is a person whose job involves helping to organize and supervise the way that an organization or institution functions.
- superintendent — a person who oversees or directs some work, enterprise, establishment, organization, district, etc.; supervisor.
- custodian — The custodian of an official building, a companies' assets, or something else valuable is the person who is officially in charge of it.
- chief — The chief of an organization is the person who is in charge of it.
- boss — Your boss is the person in charge of the organization or department where you work.
Antonyms for brass hat
noun brass hat
- worker — a person or thing that works.
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