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comparative more prominent, superlative most prominent
standing out, or projecting; jutting; protuberant examples
likely to attract attention from its size or position; conspicuous examples
eminent; distinguished above others examples
plural prominents
Any of various moths having a conspicuous projection on the inner margin of the wings. examples
(historical) In Nazi concentration camps, an inmate entrusted with minor supervisory duties and rewarded with perquisites. quotations
[…] 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