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big·wig

(bĭg′wĭg′)

n. Slang

A very important person.

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bigwig

(ˈbɪɡˌwɪɡ)

informal an important person

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big•wig

(ˈbɪgˌwɪg)

n. Informal.

big wheel.

[1725–35]

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Noun

bigwig - the most important person in a group or undertaking

kingpin, top banana

important person, influential person, personage - a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events

bigwig

noun (Informal) important person, somebody, celebrity, heavyweight (informal), notable, big name, mogul, big gun (informal), dignitary, celeb (informal), big shot (informal), personage, nob (slang), big cheese (slang, old-fashioned), big noise (informal), big hitter (informal), heavy hitter (informal), panjandrum, notability, V.I.P. a former communist bigwig who heads the local parliament
nothing, nobody, zero, lightweight (informal), cipher, nonentity, non-person

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bigwig

noun

Slang. An important, influential person:

character, dignitary, eminence, leader, lion, nabob, notability, notable, personage.

Informal: big-timer, heavyweight, somebody, someone, VIP.

Slang: big shot, big wheel, muckamuck.

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personnage

bigwig

[ˈbɪgwɪg] N → gerifalte mf, pez m gordo

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

bigwig

[ˈbɪgwɪg] n → grosse légume f, huile f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

bigwig

[ˈbɪgwɪg] n (fam) → pezzo grosso

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