Synonyms for big cheese
All synonyms
Noun
1. Big gun
big gun, big wheel, big shot, somebody, big deal informal, wheel, big fish, head cheese, heavyweight, top banana informal, head honcho informal, kingpin, big kahuna informal, big enchilada slang
Definitions
- n. 1
A very important figure, especially a high-ranking person in an organization.
He’ll be meeting with the big cheese first thing tomorrow, to present his proposal.
Example sentences
- somebody He thinks he is somebody, but really he is nobody.
- boss Between you and me, he's in trouble with the boss.
By length
- 4 letters
- boss1
- 5 letters
- wheel1
- 7 letters
- kingpin2
- 8 letters
- somebody3
- 11 letters
- heavyweight3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (kingpin2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- grosse légume
- Español
- pez gordo