Synonym of go to guy

go-to person authority master expert specialist guru doyen king brains hotshot pro ace dab top dog walking encyclopedia professional fundi egghead executive one of the cognoscenti sage aficionado judge crackajack big cheese bible textbook adept oracle law pundit maven mavin brass scholar arbiter professor top brass geek veteran top hand boffin kingpin governor exec big wig expert witness meister boss whizz artist queen ivory dome czar Bible big shot dab hand past master power elite city hall hand cognoscente shark connoisseur aristocrat sharp virtuoso crackerjack kingfish mistress consultant whiz front office fiend wizard maestro buff proficient genius star savant old hand ninja grandmaster prodigy wiz wonk champion superstar skilled person master hand leader celebrity luminary demon doyenne brain intellectual leading light adviser artiste mentor thinker mastermind old pro intellect marvel big name hot shot phenomenon heavyweight critic notable rocket scientist philosopher alpha geek wunderkind top name mogul VIP icon headliner exponent celeb guide brainiac bookworm winner pandit enthusiast practitioner teacher obsessive doctor learned person technician guiding light scientist whiz kid dignitary director academic megastar figure public figure topliner standout old-timer brainbox personality personage mahatma worthy very important person big star well-known person Solomon face mind name bigwig rockstar maharishi light warhorse hero vet stager big noise big gun bright spark high priest solon analyst researcher old stager key player wise person woman of letters old guard old soldier man of letters whizz-kid household name something to write home about something else major leaguer something to shout about trooper source bellwether beast insider fancier nerd ham graduate resource person devotee old master top player conductor horse's mouth force grand master cordon bleu controller counsellor gun powerhouse aesthete dilettante talent forecaster idol somebody famous person to be reckoned with captain of industry panjandrum nabob appreciator Einstein ruler determiner real pro counsel advisor aficionada esthete leading exponent wonder influencer whizz kid up-and-comer big deal magician champ dillettante natural performer prima donna whiz-bang longtimer consigliere counselor lord dictator inventor gifted person number cruncher cognoscenti auger cereb commentator retired soldier trouper specialist in authority on expert judge self-appointed expert no slouch hot stuff shellback GI sourdough bravura player expert judge of experienced person old school freelancer person experienced in something clever clogs shining light learned one old warhorse arbiter of taste member of a policy unit member of a think tank bluestocking change agent old salt highbrow polymath elite choice spirit master spirit one in a million bookman acca pointy-head rabbi great big kahuna official person of influence top cat character giant lion litterateur illuminati grind augur don tool disciple gnome legend celebutante learner magnate ikon somebody inspiration wise man/woman honcho supremo notability tycoon notoriety biggie person of letters bookish person Nestor statesman heavy hitter famous name famous person person of note important person elder Solon important personage cause celebre big fish V.I.P. big wheel tohunga maharashi wise man wise woman learned man learned woman old soul man of learning wise old man

assistant deputy aide helper junior partner subordinate associate attendant collaborator lieutenant understudy apprentice auxiliary backup second accomplice adjunct mate wingman accessory adjutant aid aider backer delegate protege sidekick subsidiary underling coadjutor colleague helpmate henchman henchwoman peon proxy secretary substitute temp abetter coadjutant depute flunky gofer gopher help inferior lackey minion sub understrapper vice abettor ally dogsbody follower representative servant adherent appointee beginner companion confederate cooperator dependant dependent flunkey friend helpmeet novice patron poodle scrub serf skivvy slave subaltern supporter trainee second in command second-in-command fill-in number two relief right-hand person second fiddle second string stand-in fellow worker hired hand hired help personal assistant body man right-hand man right-hand woman running dog surrogate aide-de-camp temporary worker third string girl Friday man Friday PA P.A. go-to person cohort coworker comrade co-worker gal Friday crony myrmidon accessary teammate stooge acolyte workmate conniver oppo partner in crime buddy chum pal hireling coconspirator conspirator co-conspirator right arm offsider fellow conspirator main man satellite second self employee vassal playmate reserve plant stall insider enabler disciple team-mate co-partner hanger-on worker consort compatriot locum compeer bedfellow confrere sympathizer fellow traveler fellow administrative assistant consociate sympathiser camp follower direct report cobber right-hand girl escort runner messenger helping hand adviser confidante aider and abetter heavy bodyguard shill retainer menial amigo crutch attaché minder adjuvant agent factotum paraprofessional subject toady shadow protector successor designate yes-person right hand runnerup supporting role chorus second-rater loyal follower servitor scullion administrator pupil accompaniment affiliate acquaintance confrère fellow traveller team player ADC staffer hatchet man hatchet woman promoter colluder contact connection peer number-two second stringer right-hand-man hobnobber offshoot pard one of the folks running mate business partner kissing cousin secondary person hand second banana confidant alter ego fidus Achates labourer laborer workman outfit band pool labor operator party labour man replacement staff member foot soldier hired man hired person member of the workforce member of staff cover equivalent stopgap standby substitution alternative ancillary designated hitter alternate pinch hitter pinch-hitter supplanter double successor changeling temporary expedient succedaneum stand-by locum tenens

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