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View synonyms for big shot
big shot
noun
, Informal.
- an important or influential person.
big shot
noun
- informal.an important or influential person
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Word History and Origins
Origin of big shot1
First recorded in 1905–10
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Idioms and Phrases
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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