ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Big-timer

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Big-timer is a noun meaning A major player in the field in question: someone who is in the big time.

Meaning

A major player in the field in question: someone who is in the big time.

Example Sentences

The small-timers, as he put it, kept their currency in their homes, in safes, in false ceilings, under beds. When necessary, our tax people know where to look. The big-timers, however, use Swiss banks.

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include bigtime, biggy, big name, bigshot, bigwig, topkick.

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