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Complete Definition of "bigwig"

English
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Etymology
From big + wig

Noun
en-noun

  1. context|idiom|jocose A person of consequence.

#: In our youth we have heard him spoken of by the bigwigs with extreme condescension. - w:Dickens|Dickens.

Synonyms
big cheese
big enchilada
big kahuna
big wheel
grand poobah
head honcho
kingpin
muckety muck
top banana
top dog

Translations
Finnish: pamppu, napamies

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