Synonyms
- big
- big boy
- big cheese
- big gun
- big leaguer
- big shot
- big wheel
- big-timer
- bigfoot
- biggie
- 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 bigwig in a Sentence
a bigwig in local politics
interviewed by several bigwigs on the hospital's staff
Recent Examples on the Web
More recently, the neighborhood and the wider region have drawn a fair share of tech titans, private equity bigwigs and big pharma billionaires.
Estée co-founded her eponymous empire in 1946 with Joseph.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 18 June 2024
Katzenberg was one of a chorus of voices, including Black leaders in South L.A. and labor movement bigwigs, who tried to coax Bass into the race in the spring of 2021.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2024
Bored by his own circumstances as a wealthy Hollywood bigwig, Schneider’s decision to help Newton feels rather self-congratulatory, sliding into the realm of a Great White Savoir.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 17 May 2024
The noir plot, which swirls around the missing granddaughter of a Hollywood bigwig, is absolutely serviceable.
—Scott Meslow, Vulture, 2 May 2024
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 18 June 2024
Katzenberg was one of a chorus of voices, including Black leaders in South L.A. and labor movement bigwigs, who tried to coax Bass into the race in the spring of 2021.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2024
Bored by his own circumstances as a wealthy Hollywood bigwig, Schneider’s decision to help Newton feels rather self-congratulatory, sliding into the realm of a Great White Savoir.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 17 May 2024
The noir plot, which swirls around the missing granddaughter of a Hollywood bigwig, is absolutely serviceable.
—Scott Meslow, Vulture, 2 May 2024
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“Bigwig.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bigwig. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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