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big wheel

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noun Informal.

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

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

Nearby words

  1. big time,
  2. big toe,
  3. big top,
  4. big tree,
  5. big up,
  6. big white chief,
  7. big-bang theory,
  8. big-boned,
  9. big-box,
  10. big-cone pine

Origin of big wheel

First recorded in 1905–10
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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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