noun
Meaning 1
A person of importance in a group or organization.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Examples
- The company bigwig is gathering his staff together for a meeting today.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: big cheese, VIP, baron, big enchilada, big gun, big kahuna, big man, big name, big noise, big shot, bigwig, big wheel, boss, grand poobah, head honcho, heavy hitter, heavyweight, high muckamuck, high muckety-muck, king of all one surveys, king of the castle, king of the hill, kingpin, macher, mayor, muckamuck, muckety muck, mugwump, numero uno, panjandrum, poobah, rooster, somebody, top banana, top boy, top cat, top dog, top gun, very important person, wheel
Antonyms: none provided