| Main Entry: | heavy hitter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | powerful person |
Synonyms: |
powerful batter |
| 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: | donor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | giver of gift |
Synonyms: |
Santa Claus, almsgiver, altruist, angel*, backer, benefactor, benefactress, bestower, conferrer, contributor, donator, grantor, heavy hitter, patron, philanthropist, presenter, savior, subscriber |
| Main Entry: | mover and shaker |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who makes things happen |
Synonyms: |
VIP, achiever, affluential, catalyst, doer, enterprising person, entrepreneur, generator, go-getter, go-getter, heavy hitter, heavyweight, leader, lightning rod, man of influence, mover, palpable presence, pathfinder, player, player*, presence, producer, spark plug, spark plug, trailblazer, upstart, wheeler and dealer, wheeler and dealer, whip |
| 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: | playboy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | philanderer |
Synonyms: |
cat, chaser, gay dog, heavy hitter, killer, ladies' man, lady-killer, lover boy, make-out artist, night owl, operator, philanderer, player, pleasure seeker, rake, rounder, speed, sport, swinger, tomcat, whorehound, wolf, womanizer |
Antonyms: |
playgirl |
| Main Entry: | giver |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | donor |
Synonyms: |
Santa Claus, almsgiver, altruist, angel*, backer, benefactor, benefactress, bestower, conferrer, contributor, donator, grantor, heavy hitter, patron, philanthropist, presenter, savior, subscriber |
| Main Entry: | rising star |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | comer |
Synonyms: |
VIP, achiever, affluential, catalyst, doer, dynamo, enterprising person, entrepreneur, generator, go-getter, heavy hitter, heavyweight, leader, lightning rod, man of influence, mover, palpable presence, pathfinder, player*, presence, producer, spark plug, trailblazer, up-and-comer, upstart, wheeler and dealer, whip |
| Main Entry: | up-and-comer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | comer |
Synonyms: |
VIP, achiever, affluential, catalyst, doer, dynamo, enterprising person, entrepreneur, generator, go-getter, heavy hitter, heavyweight, leader, lightning rod, man of influence, mover, palpable presence, pathfinder, player*, presence, producer, rising star, spark plug, trailblazer, upstart, wheeler and dealer, whip |