big wheel

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noun Informal.

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

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Origin of big wheel

First recorded in 1905–10

Words nearby big wheel

big time, big toe, big top, big tree, big up, big wheel, big white chief, big-bang theory, big-boned, big-box, big-cone pine
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Words related to big wheel

VIP, bigwig, dignitary, mogul, nabob, notable, somebody, high-muck-a-muck

British Dictionary definitions for big wheel

big wheel

noun

another name for a Ferris wheel
informal an important person
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Idioms and Phrases with big wheel

big wheel

see under big cheese.

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