bigwig
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6.9
- noun
- /ˈbɪɡˌwɪɡ/
- Informal
- To her, he was some kind of local bigwig who could pull off anything.
- corporate bigwigs
- Party bigwigs
- Hollywood bigwigs
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Watch on YouTubeIt's like COOCFO, like all the bigwigs, right?
- It's like COOCFO, like all the bigwigs, right?
- And of course every all the bigwigs fly in their private jets to get there.
- She was like some bigwig judge, like the actual judge, like like in the court system.
- There's one scene with New York character called Darren Goldstein, who plays a big studio bigwig.
- And it was like all the bigwig people that at these very like senior levels, high level positions at these big investment banks.
- Yeah, she seems to be the another one who brought the the bigwigs kids, the paedophile rings.
- Now I'm doing bigwig shit that I'm trained to do.
Examples
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Blink and you'll miss any mention of Geffen's feuds with Hollywood bigwigs Michael Ovitz, Michael Eisner, and Sumner Redstone.
Blog text (15) -
Last I heard, Ricky was some kind of bigwig in an insurance company (go figure).
Blog text (29) -
A bigwig from New York.
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Too late for that... the bigwigs decided.
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Well, I guess you could ask the bigwig to read your planned press release aloud.
Blog text (33) -
I kind of thought it was the bigwigs at the national level.
Blog text (27) -
So my father, Mr. Congressman, was a bigwig, and everyone but everyone knew it, including old man Hegbert.
Fiction book (2000) -
I guess there's a lot of bigwigs here tonight, huh?
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"The company bigwigs must really hate you," Joe blurted it out without really thinking.
Fiction book (1998) -
The meeting was attended by several bigwigs from the tech industry, discussing important innovations.
Synonyms
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1.9
A person who leads a group or community
91
3.5
A famous and important person or group in one area
79
3.9
A person who is important and powerful in a job or field
58
4.5
A person, team, or organization that is very successful and able to influence others
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6.7
A person who is very important and powerful in a group
43
7.1
A person with an important job in an organization
37
6.8
A very important event, thing, or person that matters a lot
34
7.0
The most important person who controls a group or activity
34
3.8
A person or company that has a lot of power in a field
32
5.1
An important person with power in a company or field
29
3.6
An important person in a group or organization who has power
26
4.0
A very important and influential person in a field
26
4.6
A person with the most power in a group
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3.8
An important person who is treated as successful or powerful
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3.5
A person who has great power or influence in a field
16
8.1
An important person who makes key decisions for a group
15
4.9
A person who has a lot of power and influence in a field
14
2.5
A person with great power or status who gets special treatment
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5.3
A person who is very important in a group or company
9
6.3
A person who is in charge of a company or group
8
7.5
A very large, strong, or important person like a leader
8
9.5
A very important person in a group or organization, often the most powerful
3
9.9
An important, powerful person who is usually wealthy
3
7.4
A very large and powerful person or company that beats others easily
2
5.6
An important person who has a lot of power in a group
2
7.5
A person who is in charge of a group and makes the main decisions
2
8.4
A person who is the most important leader in a group or organization
1
9.9
A joking name for a person who has great power in a group
1
7.7
The most important person in a group or organization
1
8.6
An important person with power in a group or area
1
8.6
A person who has a lot of influence or authority in a field
1
9.9
A person who has a lot of influence behind the scenes without an official role
1
8.9
An important person in charge who people call jokingly
1
6.1
A professional who works at the top level in their field
A very large and powerful company or group that dominates its field
A person who leads a team and makes most decisions
Antonyms
How Important
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7.9
113
3.1
- Informal
17
6.9
74
1.8
5
4.1
- Offensive
15
5.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bigwig comes from long ago when important people wore very large wigs, and you can see it is really big + wig. Imagine a person with a huge wig as a sign of rank or power, and that is why bigwig means 'an important or powerful person'.