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big shot

big shot
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [big shot]
    • /bɪg ʃɒt/
    • /bɪɡ ʃɒt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [big shot]
    • /bɪg ʃɒt/

Definitions of big shot words

  • countable noun big shot A big shot is an important and powerful person in a group or organization. 3
  • noun big shot an important or influential person 3
  • noun big shot a person regarded as important or influential 3
  • noun big shot an important or influential person. 1
  • noun big shot important person 1
  • noun big shot (Idiomatic) A person with a reputation of importance or power. 0

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Origin of big shot

First appearance:

before 1905
One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1905-10

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Big shot

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

big shot popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 61% 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.

big shot usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for big shot

noun big shot

  • dignitary — a person who holds a high rank or office, as in the government or church.
  • mogul — any of the Mongol conquerors of India who established an empire that lasted from 1526 to 1857, but held only nominal power after 1803. See also Great Mogul.
  • heavyweight — heavy in weight.
  • bigwig — If you refer to an important person as a bigwig, you are being rather disrespectful.
  • 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'.

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