big name
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3.5
- noun
- /bɪɡ neɪm/
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figura destacada
- Then over to Beverly Hills... to meet some big names in the entertainment business.
Not some local talent, but some big names from Europe.
- Not some local talent, but some big names from Europe.
- And you know, as Hassan was saying, all these big names that have given lectures here.
- That does cost less because the big name guys may well do you a cover.
- You've been very outspoken against big names such as Prince Andrew.
- And he administered it to like Mike Tyson and some big names and whatever, right?
- You find actors or actress that have a big name in their own community.
- The the most common big name would be Donald.
- So I have one friend named Tata who's a big name in India.
- Immediately, a guy named Roger Vaer, who's a big name kind of in the Bitcoin world.
- And your your first, what I would class as a really big name.
- It's a great job and the people you work with are big names.
- I guess that's my question because you've had some huge some big, big, big names.
- Didn't but yes, Spade like I mean, but it's a lot of big names that and so comedy's becoming a big thing.
- I will make more a bigger name for myself.
- I've seen legacy producers who have big names go.
- The end and I started twice as nice was the the big, big name at the time.
Examples
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Today, I'm one of the biggest names on the island.
Academic text (1995) -
Lehman's client list included some of the biggest names in the financial world.
Blog text (4) -
Not some local talent, but some big names from Europe.
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So interesting so many big names coming to New York State.
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Both of those have signed big name players and got them to play to their system.
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I mean, you have all these great players on this team, all these, you know, big names, but you seem tight.
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And now they wanted another big name.
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And we said, "You know, what we really need in this team is a big name player."
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"Everyone has just been sort of waiting for a big name to do it."
Blog text (3) -
For decades, Placido Domingo has been one of the biggest names in opera.
Synonyms
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4.0
A very important and influential person in a field
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3.9
A person who is important and powerful in a job or field
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4.5
A person, team, or organization that is very successful and able to influence others
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1.0
A person many people know because of their achievements
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3.8
An important person who is treated as successful or powerful
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6.8
A very important event, thing, or person that matters a lot
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3.8
A person or company that has a lot of power in a field
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6.9
An important person with power in a company or group
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3.6
An important person in a group or organization who has power
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4.9
A person who has a lot of power and influence in a field
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3.7
A company or person most important in a business field
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5.1
An important person with power in a company or field
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5.3
A person who is very important in a group or company
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9.5
A very important person in a group or organization, often the most powerful
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6.7
A person who is very important and powerful in a group
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8.1
An important person who makes key decisions for a group
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8.6
An important person with power in a group or area
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5.6
An important person who has a lot of power in a group
1
8.2
A very large and powerful company or group that dominates its field
A very large company, organization, or person that dominates an industry
A person or thing that is very famous and successful, often in entertainment
How Famous
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'well-known, influential person' is directly derivable from combining 'big' (important/prominent) with 'name' (one's reputation or identity): a "big name" is literally a name of great significance. This is a regular adjectival modification pattern common across languages and in English collocations, so a B1 learner who knows both words would very likely infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
Big name may come from posters and newspaper headlines where a famous person's name was printed in big letters so everyone would notice. That's why big name now means 'a well-known and influential person or organization'.