Respectful or Admiring Reference


 * ace
 * adept
 * aficionado
 * agha
 * all-American
 * all-around girl
 * all-around guy
 * all-star
 * altar boy
 * Atlas
 * avatar
 * bahadur
 * ball of fire
 * bellwether
 * big name
 * big time
 * blockbuster
 * blood brother
 * blue blood
 * blue ribbon
 * boy wonder
 * Brahman
 * brownie
 * buck
 * captain
 * celeb
 * chief
 * classic
 * colleague
 * colonel
 * connoisseur
 * crackerjack
 * deadeye
 * diva
 * doyen
 * dynamo
 * eagle scout
 * elder
 * elder statesman
 * expert
 * fashion plate
 * genius
 * gentleman
 * gentlewoman
 * gourmet
 * governor
 * grand dame
 * gray bear
 * guru
 * handyman
 * Hercules
 * hero
 * heroine
 * homecoming
 * queen
 * honcho
 * humanitarian
 * impresario
 * individual
 * insider
 * intellectual
 * iron man
 * jack-of-all-trades
 * jack
 * rabbit
 * journeyman
 * judge
 * keeper
 * king
 * knockout
 * lady
 * laureate
 * leader
 * leading lady
 * leading man
 * leatherneck
 * liege
 * lifesaver
 * lion
 * luminary
 * Madonna
 * maestro
 * maiden
 * man about town
 * man of God
 * man of letters
 * martyr
 * marvel
 * master
 * mastermind
 * matinee idol
 * matron
 * maven
 * maverick
 * mentor
 * millionaire
 * muse
 * natural
 * nonesuch
 * old hand
 * padrone
 * paladin
 * paragon
 * past master
 * patriot
 * patron
 * phenom
 * phrasemaker
 * pick
 * pilot
 * pioneer
 * poet laureate
 * pres
 * president
 * pro
 * prodigy
 * pundit
 * queen
 * rara avis
 * reformer
 * Robin Goodfellow
 * Robin Hood
 * role model
 * sage
 * saint
 * Samaritan
 * Samson
 * savant
 * savior
 * seer
 * select
 * self-starter
 * senator
 * sensel
 * sharpshooter
 * sleuth
 * smart cookie
 * socialite
 * soldier
 * solon
 * somebody
 * sovereign
 * spark plug
 * specimen
 * spitfire
 * sponsor
 * standard bearer
 * star
 * statesman
 * strongman
 * stud
 * superman
 * superstar
 * superwoman
 * supreme
 * swami
 * swashbuckler
 * teacher
 * thoroughbred
 * titan
 * torchbearer
 * trailblazer
 * trendsetter
 * troubleshooter
 * tutor
 * tycoon
 * up-and-comer
 * veteran
 * VIP
 * virgin
 * virtuoso
 * visionary
 * volunteer
 * warrior
 * watchdog
 * winner
 * wise man
 * wit
 * wizard
 * wonder
 * wonder-worker
 * workhorse
 * worldbeater
 * worthy
 * wunderkind
 * yeoman
 * yogi
 * zaddik