What does big wig mean?
Big wig means (informal) A person of importance in a group or organization..
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/ˈbɪɡ.wɪɡ/ · noun
(informal) A person of importance in a group or organization..
The company bigwig is gathering his staff together for a meeting today.
[…] more innocently, and no doubt profitably, than if he had dined at a big-wig's board or bemused himself with smoke and beer among his brethren of the pen.
Before her hay-day, she attended many derbys under her dad's celebrity where she'd hobnob with the bigwigs in Millionaire's Row.
Use big wig when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Big wig means (informal) A person of importance in a group or organization..
Common synonyms include big cheese, VIP, baron, big enchilada.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The company bigwig is gathering his staff together for a meeting today.
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