big cheese

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [big cheez]
- /bɪg tʃiz/
- /bɪɡ tʃiːz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [big cheez]
- /bɪg tʃiz/

Definitions of big cheese words

phrase big cheese Someone who has a very important job or position can be referred to as a big cheese. 3
noun big cheese an important person 3
noun big cheese the most important person 3
noun big cheese an influential or important person: Who's the big cheese around here? 1
noun big cheese (Idiomatic) A very important figure, especially a high-ranking person in an organization. 0

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Origin of big cheese

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

First recorded in 1885-90; See origin at cheese3

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Parts of speech for Big cheese

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Big cheese

big cheese popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for big cheese

noun big cheese

vip — A VIP is someone who is given better treatment than ordinary people because they are famous, influential, or important. VIP is an abbreviation for 'very important person'.
big wheel — A big wheel is a very large upright wheel with carriages around the edge of it which people can ride in. Big wheels are often found at theme parks or fun fairs.
boss — Your boss is the person in charge of the organization or department where you work.
chief — The chief of an organization is the person who is in charge of it.
leader — a person or thing that leads.

All 9 Synonyms of big cheese