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• bigfoot
  bigfoot

  noun

  a prominent or influential person, especially a journalist or news analyst.
• Bigfoot
  Bigfoot

  noun

  a very large, hairy, humanoid creature of legend, reputed to inhabit wilderness areas of the United States and Canada, especially the Pacific Northwest.

bigfoot

¹ American  

[big-foot] / ˈbɪgˌfʊt /

noun

• bigfeet,
  plural
• bigfoots
  plural

1. a prominent or influential person, especially a journalist or news analyst.

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verb (used with or without object)

1. to assert one's authority or influence (over).

   lobbyists bigfooting around the Senate; a reporter bigfooted by a senior correspondent.

Bigfoot ² American  

[big-foot] / ˈbɪgˌfʊt /

Or Big Foot

noun

1. a very large, hairy, humanoid creature of legend, reputed to inhabit wilderness areas of the United States and Canada, especially the Pacific Northwest.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• bigfeet
  plural
• bigfoots
  plural

Etymology

Origin of bigfoot¹

1975–80, after Bigfoot

Origin of Bigfoot²

First recorded in 1960–65; so called from the size of its alleged footprints

Example Sentences

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The commander of ground troops, Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, tries to bigfoot him, insisting the attack must go ahead at all costs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

Once he qualified, the billionaire bigfoot, hardly could have refused to face his competitors.

From Fox News ● Feb. 20, 2020

Even that international bigfoot, Chanel, which has a tradition of extravagant, overwhelming sets, still managed to highlight the craftsmanship that goes into its ready-to-wear.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 7, 2018

That show spawned a handful of other bigfoot related TV shows, he said, and many thousands of people claimed sightings all over the country, including in Minnesota.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 2, 2016

Agent Fiona is about to tell us something when the gray bigfoot steps into the room.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

He said he first came face-to-face with a Bigfoot while camping out with a friend in 1992.

From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2026

"Bigfoot exists - at least as a known object that people shape their lives around," said Dr Jamie Lewis, sociologist at Cardiff University.

From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2026

Be it a hoax or an undiscovered species, the mystery and mythology around Bigfoot has captured people's imaginations for decades.

From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2026

In the ensuing decades, this Bigfoot film shot in 1967 by Roger Patterson became a piece of Americana shared by skeptics and believers alike.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026

“Again, Bigfoot? What’ve ye gone and done this time?”

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

There’s not another plaintiff that’s going to come around with a better injury, if the federal regulation in this case bigfoots all over state law such that nobody can ever bring a lawsuit.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

At the checkout line with a cart full of groceries, horrified when the tally bigfoots the bills available in our wallet.

From US News ● Jun. 2, 2016

Unlike them, Bush said, "you're one of those bigfoots who drop in for a day and then get to spend the night in your own bed."

From Time Magazine Archive