bigwig

n. Slang
A very important person.

noun

An important, influential person: character, dignitary, eminence, leader, lion, nabob, notability, notable, personage. Informal big-timer, heavyweight, somebody, someone, VIP. Slang big shot, big wheel, muckamuck. See important/unimportant.

n

Definition: VIP
Antonyms: nobody, nonentity

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IN BRIEF: An important person.

"Silence in the court!" cried the baffled bigwig. — Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - stor kanon, betydningsfuld person

Nederlands (Dutch)
bons, hoge piet

Français (French)
n. - grosse légume, huile (péj)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Bonze

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μεγαλόσχημος

Italiano (Italian)
alto papavero

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pessoa (f) de importância ou autoridade

Русский (Russian)
важная персона, шишка

Español (Spanish)
n. - señor de campanillas, pez o pájaro gordo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - höjdare, storgubbe, pamp

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
权贵之人, 大亨

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 權貴之人, 大亨

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 중요인물, 거물, 높은 양반

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 大立者, 重要人物

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شخصيه مهمه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אדם חשוב, אישיות‬

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