| Main Entry: | big shot |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | very important person |
Synonyms: |
VIP, big cat, big cheese, big cheese, big fish, big gun, big gun, big man on campus, big wheel, big wheel, bigwig, bigwig, celebrity, dignitary, fat cat, head honcho, heavy-hitter, heavy-hitter, heavyweight, high man on the totem pole, high-muck-a-muck, important person, influential person, mogul, nabob, notable, personage, somebody |
| Main Entry: | authority |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | expert, animate or inanimate |
Synonyms: |
CEO, arbiter, aristocrat, bible, big cheese, big shot, big wig, boss, brains, brass, buff*, city hall, connoisseur, czar, egghead, establishment*, exec, executive, expert, feds, front office, governor, guru, ivory dome, judge, kingfish, kingpin, law*, power elite, pro, professional, professor, pundit, scholar, specialist, textbook, top brass, top dog, top hand, upstairs, veteran, virtuoso, whiz, wizard |
| Main Entry: | big deal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something or someone important |
Synonyms: |
VIP, big cheese, big enchilada, big fish, big gun, big shot, big wheel, biggie, bigwig, boss, boss man, head honcho, hotshot, important person, top dog, tycoon, very important person |
| Main Entry: | celebrity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dignitary |
Synonyms: |
VIP, ace, big cheese, big deal, big gun, big name, big shot, big stuff, bigwig, celeb, cynosure, famous person, figure, heavyweight, hero, hotshot, immortal, lion*, luminary, magnate, mahatma, major leaguer, name, notable, personage, personality, somebody, someone, star, superstar, the cheese, worthy |
Antonyms: |
nobody |
| Main Entry: | employer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person, business who hires |
Synonyms: |
CEO, CO, big shot, boss, businessperson, capitalist, chief, company, corporation, director, entrepreneur, establishment, executive, firm, front office, head, head honcho, juice*, kingpin, management, manager, manufacturer, meal ticket, organization, outfit, overseer, owner, patron, president, proprietor, slavedriver, superintendent, supervisor, workers big cheese |
| Main Entry: | notable |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is famous, important |
Synonyms: |
VIP, big name, big shot, big wheel, big-time operator, celebrity, chief, dignitary, eminence, executive, figure*, heavyweight, high-up, hotdog, leader, lion*, luminary, magnate, mogul, name, notability, personage, personality, pooh-bah, power, somebody, star, superstar, worthy |
| Notes: | notable means 'worthy of notice' and noticeable means 'readily observed' |
Antonyms: |
lowlife, unknown |
| Main Entry: | official |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person representing organization |
Synonyms: |
CEO, administrator, agent, big shot, boss, brains, brass, bureaucrat, chancellor, civil servant, commissioner, comptroller, dignitary, director, exec, executive, front office, functionary, governor, head person, higher-up, incumbent, leader, magistrate, manager, marshal, mayor, minister, officeholder, officer, panjandrum, premier, president, representative, secretary, top brass, top dog, top drawer, top*, treasurer |
| Main Entry: | personage/personality |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | celebrity, notable |
Synonyms: |
VIP, big shot, bigwig, brass, celeb, chief, cynosure, dignitary, distinguished person, eminence, face*, hot shot, individual, luminary, monster*, name*, public figure, somebody, star, superstar, top dog, worthy |
Antonyms: |
lowlife |
| Main Entry: | prominent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | important; famous |
Synonyms: |
VIP, big-league, big-name, big-shot, celebrated, chief, distinguished, eminent, famed, foremost, great, high-profile, leading, main, notable, noted, notorious, outstanding, popular, preeminent, renowned, respected, top, underlined, well-known, well-thought-of, world-class |
Antonyms: |
common, obscure, ordinary, unimportant, unknown |
| Main Entry: | tycoon |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who has a lot of money, power |
Synonyms: |
administrator, big shot, boss, business person, capitalist, captain of industry, director, entrepreneur, executive, fat cat, financier, industrialist, investor, magnate, mogul, wealthy person |
Antonyms: |
pauper |