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