higher-up \high"er-up"\, n. A superior officer or official; a person having greater rank or station or quality than others; -- used chiefly in pl. [Slang]

Syn: superior, superordinate. [Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

higher-up

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

Higher-up \High"er-up"\, n. A superior officer or official; -- used chiefly in pl. [Slang]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)