| Main Entry: | big wheel |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | very important person |
Synonyms: |
VIP, big cat, big cheese, big fish, big gun, big man on campus, big shot, bigwig, dignitary, fat cat, head honcho, heavy-hitter, high-muck-a-muck, important person, influential person, mogul, nabob, notable, somebody |
| 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: | 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: | businessperson |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | professional working person |
Synonyms: |
baron, big wheel, big-time operator, businessman, businesswoman, capitalist, career person, dealer, employer, entrepreneur, executive, financier, franchiser, gray flannel suit, industrialist, manager, merchandiser, merchant, operator, organization person, small potatoes, storekeeper, suit*, the bacon, tradesperson, trafficker, tycoon, wheeler-dealer, working woman |
| Main Entry: | chief |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person in charge |
Synonyms: |
big cheese, big gun, big wheel, bigwig, boss, captain, chieftain, commander, dictator, director, foreperson, general, governor, head, head honcho, head person, honcho, key player, leader, manager, monarch, overlord, overseer, president, principal, proprietor, ringleader, ruler, sovereign, superintendent, supervisor, suzerain, top brass, top cat |
Antonyms: |
apprentice, employee, servant, subordinate, underling, worker |
| Main Entry: | executive |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who manages an organization |
Synonyms: |
CEO, CO, VIP, administration, administrator, big wheel, boss, brass, businessperson, chief, commander, director, directorate, entrepreneur, exec, government, governor, head, head honcho, head person, heavyweight, hierarchy, higher-up, industrialist, key player, leader, leadership, management, manager, officer, official, skipper, supervisor, top brass, tycoon |
| Main Entry: | influential |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | effective, powerful |
Synonyms: |
affecting, authoritative, big-gun, big-wheel, controlling, dominant, efficacious, famous, forcible, governing, guiding, hot-dog, important, impressive, inspiring, instrumental, leading, major-league, meaningful, momentous, moving, name, persuasive, potent, prominent, significant, strong, substantial, telling, touching, weighty |
Antonyms: |
ineffective, ineffectual, unimportant, uninfluential, unmoving, weak |
| 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: | big cheese |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | important person |
Synonyms: |
VIP, big enchilada, big gun, big kahuna, big wheel, boss, chief, head honcho, influential person, leader, person in charge, top dog |