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BIGWIG

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big⋅wig

  [big-wig]
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–noun Informal.
an important person, esp. an official: senators and other political bigwigs.
Origin:
1725–35; rhyming compound from phrase big wig, i.e., person important enough to wear such a wig

Related forms:
bigwigged, adjective
big⋅wig⋅ged⋅ness  [big-wig-id-nis] , noun
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big·wig   (bĭg'wĭg')   
n.   Slang
A very important person.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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bigwig

  1. n.
    an important person; a self-important person. : Some bigwig in a pinstripe suit waltzed through and asked me to leave.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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