heavy hitter

noun

: big shot, heavy

Synonyms

• big
• big boy
• big cheese
• big gun
• big leaguer
• big shot
• big wheel
• big-timer
• bigfoot
• biggie
• bigwig
• fat cat
• heavy
• 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 heavy hitter in a Sentence

She spoke to a room full of political heavy hitters.

Their company is one of the industry's heavy hitters.

Recent Examples on the Web

The new cast joins some heavy hitters who have already been announced for Season 2, including Felicity Huffman, Taylor Schilling, Patrick J. Adams, William H. Macy, Justin Chambers, Danny Pino and Nick Cannon. —Katie Campione, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2024

Happening at the artist community of Arcosanti, two hours from Phoenix, the weekend’s lineup also includes heavy hitters like Kim Gordon, Thundercat, Skrillex, Floating Points, James Blake, Empress Of, Bonobo, Kevin Morby and many others. —Katie Bain, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2024

Like, there's just heavy hitters from start to finish. —Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2024

Polos, rugby stripes, baseball caps and varsity jackets were pushed by American heavy hitters like Tommy Hilfiger and Ralph Lauren, while experimental takes were offered by the new vanguard like Melitta Baumeister. —Alex Badia, WWD, 12 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above