Local English word record

big shot

noun · 1 sense

an important influential person

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Examples

  • he thinks he's a big shot
  • she's a big deal in local politics
  • the Qaeda commander is a very big fish

Word relationships

Synonyms

big gun, big wheel, big cheese, big deal, big enchilada, big fish, head honcho

Source and method

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Princeton WordNet 3.0