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big wheel

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noun Informal.
  1. an influential or important person: a big wheel in business.

Origin of big wheel

First recorded in 1905–10
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Related Words for big wheel

VIP, bigwig, dignitary, mogul, nabob, notable, somebody, high-muck-a-muck
British Dictionary definitions for big wheel

big wheel

noun
  1. another name for a Ferris wheel
  2. informal an important person
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Idioms and Phrases with big wheel

big wheel

see under big cheese.

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