Macher

Origin

Yiddish מאַכער (makher, "one who makes"), from מאַכן (makhn, "to make")

Full definition of macher

Noun

1. an important person, often in the negative sense of self-important; a bigwig
• 2005: An ordinary man doesn’t jump the Snake River Canyon
  with nothing underneath his ass
  but a two-wheeled, fin-stabilised X-1 Skycycle
  and a seven-figure guarantee from some macher in LA. — August Kleinzahler , in 'A Valentine’s: Regarding the Impractibility of Our Love', London Review of Books, Vol. 27 No.20, 20 October 2005, page 6.
• 2007: Finally, Mr. Wall Street macher, there's our own Abe Silverfish, a man who has editing awards from prestige film festivals in Tanganyika and Bali. — Woody Allen, in 'Calisthenics, Poison Ivy, Final Cut', Mere Anarchy

Anagrams

• charme, Marche