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Synonyms for big wheel

All synonyms

Noun

1. Big shot — A person with a great deal of power or influence, especially a high-ranking person in an organization

big shot, big gun, very important person, somebody, big deal informal, big noise informal, big fish, big wig, heavyweight, head honcho informal, big kahuna informal, big cheese dated, wheel slang, big enchilada slang

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A person with a great deal of power or influence, especially a high-ranking person in an organization.

    She's a big wheel at IBM.

Example sentences

  • somebody He thinks he is somebody, but really he is nobody.
  • chieftain The one with the unique headdress is the chieftain.

By length

5 letters
wheel1
8 letters
somebody3
9 letters
chieftain2
11 letters
heavyweight3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (somebody3 = 3 syllables).