big-timer

big-tim·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [big tahy-mer]
- /bɪg ˈtaɪ mər/
- /bɪɡ ˈtaɪ.mər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [big tahy-mer]
- /bɪg ˈtaɪ mər/

Definitions of big-timer word

noun big-timer Informal. the highest or most important level in any profession or occupation: She's a talented violinist, but she's not ready for the big time. 1
noun big-timer Slang. a very good time. 1
noun big-timer Theater. (in vaudeville) any highly successful circuit of theaters that produces two performances daily. 1
noun big-timer A major player in the field in question: someone who is in the big time. 0

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Origin of big-timer

First appearance:

before 1860

One of the 29% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1860-65

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Parts of speech for Big-timer

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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big-timer popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 54% 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.

Synonyms for big-timer

noun big-timer

know-it-all — a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.
windbag — Informal. an empty, voluble, pretentious talker.
boaster — a chisel for boasting stone.
blowhard — If you describe someone as a blowhard, you mean that they express their opinions very forcefully, and usually in a boastful way.
brag — If you brag, you say in a very proud way that you have something or have done something.

All 24 Synonyms of big-timer