- big cheese
- nounan important influential person-
he thinks he's a big shot
-she's a big deal in local politics
-the Qaeda commander is a very big fish
• Syn:• Usage Domain: ↑colloquialism• Hypernyms: ↑important person, ↑influential person, ↑personage* * *
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Older Slang.an influential or important person: Who's the big cheese around here?* * *
big cheese noun (old sl)An important person• • •Main Entry: ↑big————————big cheese (informal)A person of importance, a boss• • •Main Entry: ↑cheese* * *
an important or powerful personThesaurus: important and powerful person or peoplesynonym* * *
big cheese,Slang. an important or high-ranking person: »The dame that's the big cheese at Intourist tried to give me a hard time (New Yorker).
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nounthe big cheeseinformal : the most powerful or important personYou'll have to ask the big cheese. [=the boss]
Who's the big cheese around here?
Useful english dictionary. 2012.