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big name

–noun
a person who has a preeminent public reputation in a specified field: He's a big name in education.

Origin:
1930–35, Americanism

big-name

[big-neym]
–adjective
1. having a widespread public reputation as a leader in a specified field; famous: a big-name doctor; a big-name actress.
2. of, pertaining to, or composed of a big-name person or persons.

Origin:
1925–30, Americanism
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big name

  1. n.
    a famous and important person. : Lots of big names were there lending their support to the cause.
  2. mod.
    and big-name. famous; important. : Some big-name star I've never heard of was there pretending to serve dinner.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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