bigwig
Plural: bigwigs
Noun
- An important person, typically in a company or organization.
- the most important person in a group or undertaking
- A person of importance in a group or organization.
Examples
- Playing BIGWIG on a triple-word score made him feel like a truly important player.
- The company bigwig is gathering his staff together for a meeting today.
Origin / Etymology
First arose in the 1730s, from big + wig. Formerly, English men of authority wore wigs. Bigwig plays on the idea that higher authority is denoted by a larger wig.
Synonyms
kingpin, top banana, VIP, baron, big cheese, big enchilada, big gun, big kahuna, big man, big name, big noise, big shot, big wheel, bigwig, 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, macher, mayor, muckamuck, muckety muck, mugwump, numero uno, poobah, rooster, somebody, top cat, top dog, top gun, very important person, wheel
Scrabble Score: 13
bigwig: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordbigwig: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bigwig: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary