noun · rare

bigwig

bigwig · bigwigs

начальник, шеф, голова

босс, начальник, руководитель

Chef, Chefin, Bund

A person of importance in a group or organizationA person of importance in a group or organization.

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/ˈbɪɡ.wɪɡ/

» Tom is one of the bigwigs.

Meaning

1 senses

(informal)A person of importance in a group or organization.
The company bigwig is gathering his staff together for a meeting today.
hohes Tier, Persönlichkeit, Bonze
большая ши́шкаbolʹšaja šíška, важная пти́цаvažnaja ptíca
the most important person in a group or undertaking

Examples

7 sentences

Tom is one of the bigwigs.
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She knows many bigwigs.
Вона знає багатьох великих шишок.
deSie kennt viele hohe Tiere.
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He's some bigwig in the ministry.
ruОн какая-то шишка в министерстве.
deEr ist irgendein hohes Tier im Ministerium.
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Hollywood bigwigs decide which movies get large budgets.
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Tom is a bigwig.
deTom ist ein hohes Tier.
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Translations

6 languages

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Origin

First arose in the 1730s, from big + wig. Formerly, English men of authority (such as judg

First arose in the 1730s, from big + wig. Formerly, English men of authority (such as judges and Members of Parliament) wore wigs. Bigwig plays on the idea that higher authority is denoted by a larger wig.

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