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Bigwig

//ˈbɪɡ.wɪɡ// noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    A person of importance in a group or organization. informal

    "The company bigwig is gathering his staff together for a meeting today."

  2. 2
    the most important person in a group or undertaking wordnet

Etymology

First arose in the 1730s, from big + wig. Formerly, English men of authority wore wigs. Bigwig plays on the idea that higher authority is denoted by a larger wig.

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