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big name
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
1930–35, Americanism
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| big name | |
| —n | |
| informal | |
| a. a famous person | |
| b. (as modifier): a big-name performer | |
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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