- a man/woman/person of substance
- a man/woman/person of substanceliterary : a person who is rich and powerful
She married a man of substance.
• • •Main Entry: ↑substance
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a man/woman/person of substance
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(a) man of substance — a man/woman/person/of substance literary phrase someone with a large amount of money or property Thesaurus: people who are richhyponym poor … Useful english dictionary
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