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
Recent Examples on the Web
Popular on Variety Before his incarceration, Lang was a celebrity in this dead-end town: the son of an erstwhile bigwig, a stunt motorcyclist and a guitarist.
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Jessica Kiang, Variety, 21 May 2024
Seinfeld himself plays Bob Cabana, a bigwig exec at Kellogg’s HQ in Battle Creek, Michigan.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 3 May 2024
But unlike those bigwigs, Green is known for, and only known for, this issue.
—Andrew Lipstein, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
Many say Spacey promised to take them to parties with A-list actors and other entertainment bigwigs.
—Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 3 May 2024
As is typical, Wall Street bigwigs will opine on financial markets, asset management and other topics.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
Season 3’s finale aired on Nov. 8, 2023, and ended with the cast of the show thwarting billionaire corporate bigwig Paul Marks (Jon Hamm) from selling UBA to Hyperion.
—Tabitha Parent, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024
That's not the first time a Costco bigwig stood firm on the hot dog combo price.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
On this point, Cohen’s with other finance bigwigs who usually oppose any diversion from the workplace norm.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
Jessica Kiang, Variety, 21 May 2024
Seinfeld himself plays Bob Cabana, a bigwig exec at Kellogg’s HQ in Battle Creek, Michigan.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 3 May 2024
But unlike those bigwigs, Green is known for, and only known for, this issue.
—Andrew Lipstein, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
Many say Spacey promised to take them to parties with A-list actors and other entertainment bigwigs.
—Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 3 May 2024
As is typical, Wall Street bigwigs will opine on financial markets, asset management and other topics.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
Season 3’s finale aired on Nov. 8, 2023, and ended with the cast of the show thwarting billionaire corporate bigwig Paul Marks (Jon Hamm) from selling UBA to Hyperion.
—Tabitha Parent, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024
That's not the first time a Costco bigwig stood firm on the hot dog combo price.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
On this point, Cohen’s with other finance bigwigs who usually oppose any diversion from the workplace norm.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
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“Bigwig.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bigwig. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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