bigwig n : the most important person in a group or undertaking [syn: kingpin, top banana]

English

Alternative spellings

• big wig
• big-wig

Etymology

From big + wig

Noun

1. In the context of "idiom|jocose": A person of consequence.

   In our youth we have heard him spoken of by the bigwigs with extreme condescension. - Dickens.

Synonyms

• big cheese
• big enchilada
• big kahuna
• big wheel
• grand poobah
• head honcho
• kingpin
• muckety muck
• top banana
• top dog

Translations

• Finnish: pamppu, napamies

Bigwig may refer to:

• Bigwig (programming language)
• Bigwig (band)
• Bigwig (Watership Down) is also the name of a character in the novel Watership Down.

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