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big wheel

–noun Informal.
an influential or important person: a big wheel in business.

Origin:
1905–10
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big wheel  
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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Main Entry:  big wheel
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  See big cheese
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big wheel

  1. n.
    a very important person. : Some big wheel wrote the order. Don't blame me.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases

big wheel

see under big cheese.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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