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big shot

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big shot
n. Slang
An important or influential person.

bigshot, big-shot (bgsht) adj.

big shot
n
Informal an important or influential person
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.big shotbig shot - an important influential person; "he thinks he's a big shot"; "she's a big deal in local politics"; "the Qaeda commander is a very big fish"
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
important person, influential person, personage - a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events
knocker - (Yiddish) a big shot who knows it and acts that way; a boastful immoderate person
supremo - the most important person in an organization


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The images reveal that Xena, the most distant known object in our solar system, isn't quite the big shot that scientists had thought it was.
Big Shot, get yourself elected to Congress and then be stupid enough to deny yourself the pay and benefits that your job warrants,' "the Texas Republican said on CBS's Meet the Press.
Keith misses the big shot at the basketball game; his new girlfriend (the one he'd got to third base with) is seen making out with another girl; and the star of his father's new film is in a car accident.
 
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