VIP

noun

ˌvē-ˌī-ˈpē 

plural VIPs ˌvē-ˌī-ˈpēz 

: a person of great influence or prestige

especially : a high official with special privileges

Synonyms of VIP

• celebrity
• star
• personality

Examples of VIP in a Sentence

I was treated like a VIP at the reception.

the VIPs insisted on being seated in the restaurant's private dining room

Recent Examples on the Web

The pass types available for the November sale include general admission with a shuttle pass for $779 on either weekend and VIP, priced at $1399 for Weekend 1 and $1349 for weekend 2. — Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026

Dior has tapped seasoned communications executive Caroline Deroche Pasquier as director of press, VIP and cultural relations, WWD has learned. — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 9 Nov. 2026

Passes, including single-day and four-day GA, GA Plus, VIP, Rock Royalty and Columbus Owners Club packages are on sale now, with layaway options starting at $1. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 22 Oct. 2026

Introducing the Celebrity Recipe Box, packed with hundreds of our best recipes from the biggest stars in entertainment, sports and the culinary world — all available with PEOPLE VIP. — Naki Franklin, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2026

Word History

Etymology

very important person

First Known Use

1933, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for VIP

• be
• bee
• bree
• cree
• fee
• flea
• flee
• free
• gee
• ghee
• glee
• he

Kids Definition

VIP

noun

ˌvē-ˌī-ˈpē 

plural VIPs -ˈpēz 

: a person of great importance or fame

Etymology

from very important person

Medical Definition

VIP

abbreviation

vasoactive intestinal peptide; vasoactive intestinal polypeptide

Although hypokalemia and acidosis are classically associated with secretion of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) by a neuroendocrine tumor, electrolyte abnormalities occur in other forms of chronic diarrhea.

—Roger Kapoor et al., The New England Journal of Medicine