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bigwig

[ big-wig ]

noun

Informal.
  1. an important person, especially an official:

    senators and other political bigwigs.



bigwig

/ ˈɪɡˌɪɡ /

noun

  1. informal.
    an important person
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • w adjective
  • ·ɾ··Ա [big, -, wig, -id-nis], noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bigwig1

First recorded in 1725–35; rhyming compound from phrase big wig, i.e., person important enough to wear such a wig
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The bowing and scraping from some corporate bigwigs is so pathetic that it sometimes gets comical.

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The president donned a tux to tell the GOP bigwigs his reciprocal tariff plan was going swimmingly.

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The art at the center of these industries is, to many of these bigwigs, a means to an end.

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After “Dog Eat Dog,” a dreamy yet percussive soft-rock song about “snakebite evangelists and racketeers and bigwig financiers,” Mitchell said she wished she could vote in the upcoming presidential election.

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Allred has also built a bipartisan coalition, securing the support of both his party’s left-wing bigwigs and prominent Republicans who have soured on Cruz.

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