Big-timer

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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

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"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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