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单词 bigfeet
释义

bigfoot

noun

big·​foot ˈbig-ˌfu̇t How to pronounce bigfoot (audio)
plural bigfeet ˈbig-ˌfēt How to pronounce bigfoot (audio) or bigfoots
often capitalized
1
[from the size of the footprints ascribed to it] : sasquatch
2
: big shot

Synonyms

  • big
  • big boy
  • big cheese
  • big gun
  • big leaguer
  • big shot
  • big wheel
  • big-timer
  • biggie
  • bigwig
  • fat cat
  • heavy
  • heavy hitter
  • heavyweight
  • high-muck-a-muck
  • high-muckety-muck
  • honcho
  • kahuna
  • kingfish
  • kingpin
  • major leaguer
  • muckety-muck
  • muck-a-muck
  • mucky-muck
  • nabob
  • nawab
  • nibs
  • nob [chiefly British]
  • pooh-bah
  • poo-bah
  • wheel
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Example Sentences

a bigfoot in the field of genetics
Recent Examples on the Web In 2014, Christie’s Auction house in London capitalized on the worldwide interest in bigfoot and sold the original photo for nearly $5,000. Lauren Kent, Outside Online, 11 Aug. 2022 Mississippi resident Josh Highcliff captured video of this potential bigfoot while hunting on his property in 2013. Lauren Kent, Outside Online, 11 Aug. 2022 For the most part, scientists have always decried the existence of the Loch Ness monster, similar to cries that bigfoot is a hoax. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 28 July 2022 New York Times bigfoot William Safire, who thought Bush missed the revolutionary moment. Peggy Noonan, WSJ, 27 Jan. 2022 Like bigfoot, unicorns, and green herons, rare warblers probably don’t exist. BostonGlobe.com, 20 May 2021 For much of his inaugural professional campaign, however, Walker was like bigfoot to those in the AT&T Center — except with a higher vertical leap and cooler hair. Jeff Mcdonald, ExpressNews.com, 7 Oct. 2019 The legendary bigfoot is at the heart of Devolution, Brooks' first full-length adult novel following the 2006 release of World War Z, which served as the basis for the Brad Pitt-starring thriller of the same name. Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Aug. 2019 Until Rahm Emanuel’s departure in May, Johnson had worked in the shadow of a bigfoot mayor who sought to control every aspect of city government. Dahleen Glanton, chicagotribune.com, 10 July 2019 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined at sense 1

bigfeet

noun

variants or bigfoots
plural of bigfoot
as in wheels
one of high position or importance within a group a bigfoot in the field of genetics

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • wheels
  • lions
  • heavyweights
  • kings
  • big guns
  • major leaguers
  • big wheels
  • big boys
  • barons
  • big leaguers
  • czars
  • kahunas
  • princes
  • heavy hitters
  • nawabs
  • tycoons
  • bigs
  • queens
  • fat cats
  • magnates
  • big cheeses
  • big shots
  • poo-bahs
  • mucky-mucks
  • nobs
  • nabobs
  • princesses
  • bigwigs
  • heavies
  • kingfish
  • biggies
  • nibs
  • big-timers
  • high-muckety-mucks
  • kingpins
  • honchos
  • muck-a-mucks
  • tzars
  • pooh-bahs
  • moguls
  • muckety-mucks
  • high-muck-a-mucks
  • tsars
  • VIPs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • shrimp
  • shrimps
  • whippersnappers
  • nobodies
  • zeroes
  • subordinates
  • lightweights
  • zeros
  • underlings
  • twerps
  • nonentities
  • inferiors
  • obscurities
  • mediocrities
  • zilches
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