big·wig (b g wg )n. Slang A very important person. |
bigwig [ˈbɪgˌwɪg]
n
Informal an important person
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| Noun | 1. |  bigwig - the most important person in a group or undertakingimportant 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
nothing, nobody, zero, lightweight (informal), cipher, nonentity, non-person
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