# marzipan layer

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The stockbroking executives immediately below the partners in a firm.
2. All those just below the highest echelon in any sphere.

## Etymology
By analogy with the layer of marzipan below the icing on a Christmas cake.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/marzipan-layer