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单词 nibs
释义

nibs

noun

ˈnibz How to pronounce nibs (audio)
plural in form but singular in construction
: an important or self-important person
usually used in the phrases his nibs or her nibs as if a title of honor

Synonyms

  • big
  • big boy
  • big cheese
  • big gun
  • big leaguer
  • big shot
  • big wheel
  • big-timer
  • bigfoot
  • 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
  • nob [chiefly British]
  • pooh-bah
  • poo-bah
  • wheel
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Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

circa 1821, in the meaning defined above

nibs

plural noun

as in heavyweight
one of high position or importance within a group a staff appointment that must be approved by his nibs, the magazine's editor in chief

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • heavyweight
  • heavy
  • big
  • big wheel
  • wheel
  • magnate
  • nabob
  • nob
  • big gun
  • queen
  • kingfish
  • big shot
  • major leaguer
  • king
  • big leaguer
  • lion
  • big cheese
  • heavy hitter
  • fat cat
  • big boy
  • prince
  • kingpin
  • kahuna
  • bigfoot
  • honcho
  • poo-bah
  • baron
  • mucky-muck
  • nawab
  • big-timer
  • tycoon
  • muck-a-muck
  • princess
  • bigwig
  • high-muckety-muck
  • biggie
  • high-muck-a-muck
  • czar
  • pooh-bah
  • muckety-muck
  • mogul
  • tsar
  • tzar
  • VIP

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • shrimp
  • lightweight
  • zero
  • nothing
  • subordinate
  • nobody
  • whippersnapper
  • underling
  • nonentity
  • inferior
  • twerp
  • mediocrity
  • zilch
  • obscurity
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