bigfoot

noun

big·​foot ˈbig-ˌfu̇t 

plural bigfeet ˈbig-ˌfēt  or bigfoots

often capitalized

1

[from the size of the footprints ascribed to it] : sasquatch

2

: big shot

Synonyms

• big
• big boy
• big cheese
• big gun
• big leaguer
• big shot
• big wheel
• big-timer
• biggie
• bigwig
• fat cat
• heavy
• heavy hitter
• heavyweight
• high-muck-a-muck
• high-muckety-muck
• honcho
• kahuna
• kingfish
• kingpin
• major leaguer
• muckety-muck
• muck-a-muck
• mucky-muck
• nabob
• nawab
• nibs
• nob [chiefly British]
• pooh-bah
• poo-bah
• wheel

Examples of bigfoot in a Sentence

a bigfoot in the field of genetics

Recent Examples on the Web

Originally Published: November 11, 2024 at 5:45 AM EST Most Popular Most Popular Armed guards coming to CT hospital to address ‘unruly behavior,’ physical ‘clashes’ A bigfoot ‘sighting’ report was logged in CT. —Maureen Murphy, Hartford Courant, 11 Nov. 2024

Elon Musk, not Melania or Kimberly Guilfoyle, appears in curious new Trump family photo A bigfoot ‘sighting’ report was logged in Connecticut. —Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024

Buckley played Buckley, hosting a stream of bigfoot journalists, heavy-hitting donors, dubious foreign dignitaries, and big-state delegates. —Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 9 July 2024

Sasquatch Sunset focuses on the day in the life of a family of bigfoot creatures (composed of Nathan Zeller, Jesse Eisenberg, Riley Keough, and Christophe Zajac-Denek decked out in full Bigfoot suits). —Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

bigfoot

noun

big·​foot ˈbig-ˌfu̇t 

often capitalized

: a large hairy humanlike creature reported to exist in the Pacific Northwest

called also Sasquatch