prominent

Etymology

From obsolete French prominent (compare proéminent), from Latin prōminēns, present active participle of prōmineō (“jut out, to project”), from prō (“before, forward”) + mineō (in compounds, “jut, project”).

adj

1. standing out, or projecting; jutting; protuberant
   The bird was perching on the prominent ledge at the top of the rocks
2. likely to attract attention from its size or position; conspicuous
   Place the slogan in a more prominent positions.
3. eminent; distinguished above others
   prominent members of the press

noun

1. Any of various moths having a conspicuous projection on the inner margin of the wings.
2. (historical) In Nazi concentration camps, an inmate entrusted with minor supervisory duties and rewarded with perquisites.
   […] dynamics that replaced the erstwhile condemnation of all or most of the prominents in the camps by a more nuanced understanding. 2019, Leona Toker, Gulag Literature and the Literature of Nazi Camps, page 234