Bigwig

//ˈbɪɡ.wɪɡ//

Synonyms for "bigwig" (136 found)

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Related words (68)

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Translations

43 translations across 18 languages.

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Czech

2 entries
  • papaláš noun (A person of importance)
  • velké zvíře noun (A person of importance)

Dutch

4 entries
  • bobo noun (A person of importance)
  • dikkop noun (A person of importance)
  • hoge ome noun (A person of importance)
  • kopstuk noun (A person of importance)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • grandulo noun (A person of importance)

Estonian

2 entries
  • suur nina noun (A person of importance)
  • tähtis tegelane noun (A person of importance)

Finnish

4 entries
  • kiho noun (A person of importance)
  • napamies noun (A person of importance)
  • pamppu noun (A person of importance)
  • silmäätekevä noun (A person of importance)

French

4 entries
  • bonze noun (A person of importance)
  • gros bonnet noun (A person of importance)
  • grosse légume noun (A person of importance)
  • grosse pointure noun (A person of importance)

German

4 entries
  • Bonze noun (A person of importance)
  • Großkopferter noun (A person of importance)
  • Persönlichkeit noun (A person of importance)
  • hohes Tier noun (A person of importance)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • איש חשוב מאוד noun (A person of importance)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • kakap noun (A person of importance)

Irish

1 entries
  • boc mór noun (A person of importance)

Italian

4 entries
  • barbassoro noun (A person of importance)
  • capo noun (A person of importance)
  • pallone gonfiato noun (A person of importance)
  • pataffione noun (A person of importance)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 大物 noun (A person of importance)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • чауш noun (A person of importance)

Polish

4 entries
  • VIP noun (A person of importance)
  • figura noun (A person of importance)
  • gruba ryba noun (A person of importance)
  • szycha noun (A person of importance)

Russian

2 entries
  • большая ши́шка noun (A person of importance)
  • важная пти́ца noun (A person of importance)

Spanish

4 entries
  • barón noun (A person of importance)
  • jefazo noun (A person of importance)
  • mandamás noun (A person of importance)
  • pez gordo noun (A person of importance)

Swedish

1 entries
  • höjdare noun (A person of importance)

Welsh

1 entries
  • pwysigyn noun (A person of importance)

Sample sentences

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Tom is a bigwig.

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He's a bigwig.

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He's some bigwig in the ministry.

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

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