Big-timer
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A major player in the field in question: someone who is in the big time
"The small-timers, as he put it, kept their currency in their homes, in safes, in false ceilings, under beds. When necessary, our tax people know where to look. The big-timers, however, use Swiss banks."
Example
More examples"The small-timers, as he put it, kept their currency in their homes, in safes, in false ceilings, under beds. When necessary, our tax people know where to look. The big-timers, however, use Swiss banks."
Etymology
From big time + -er.
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