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noun
Someone who treats people according to their rank, status or importance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Probably originally from Acts 10:34 in the King James Version of the Bible, translating Koine Greek προσωπολήμπτης (prosōpolḗmptēs).
