Synonyms
- big
- big boy
- big cheese
- big gun
- big leaguer
- big shot
- big wheel
- big-timer
- bigfoot
- biggie
- fat cat
- heavy
- heavy hitter
- heavyweight
- high-muck-a-muck
- high-muckety-muck
- honcho
- kahuna
- kingfish
- kingpin
- major leaguer
- muckety-muck
- muck-a-muck
- mucky-muck
- nabob
- nawab
- nibs
- nob [chiefly British]
- pooh-bah
- poo-bah
- wheel
Examples of bigwig in a Sentence
a bigwig in local politics
interviewed by several bigwigs on the hospital's staff
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Christopher Thornberg, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025
Here is a partial list of the bigwigs who attended Donald Trump’s second inauguration, based on observation of who appeared during the ceremony, seating placards that were placed in the Rotunda, and media reports.
—Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2025
Oil bigwigs open wallets for Trump after billion-dollar request.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
The Saturday before the election, Evans announced he was scheduled to speak at a Turning Point Action ballot chasing event with MAGA bigwig Charlie Kirk.
—Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Bigwig.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bigwig. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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