big gun

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noun Slang.

an influential or important person or thing: He's a big gun in science.

Words nearby big gun

bigging, biggish, biggity, big government, Biggs, big gun, biggy, big hair, bighead, big head, have a, big-hearted

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Example sentences from the Web for big gun

A nineteen-year-old big-gun pointer sits atop of his bicycle saddle, and the enemy fleet is swinging into range.
The U-boat hunters|James B. Connolly
The war services were honeycombed with men who were big-gun experts.
Our Army at the Front|Heywood Broun
In big-gun teaching the teacher thinks; in trigger-teaching the teacher thinks how to get his scholars to think.
Sunday-School Success|Amos R. Wells
Let no one pass from big-gun teaching to trigger-teaching with the idea that the latter will prove the easier.
Sunday-School Success|Amos R. Wells

It was an Italian big-gun position, and orders were given for it to be retaken at any cost.
World's War Events, Volume III|Various

British Dictionary definitions for big gun

big gun

noun

informal an important or influential person

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单词	big gun
释义	big gun SEE SYNONYMS FOR big gun ON THESAURUS.COM noun Slang. an influential or important person or thing: He's a big gun in science. Words nearby big gun bigging, biggish, biggity, big government, Biggs, big gun, biggy, big hair, bighead, big head, have a, big-hearted Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for big gun A nineteen-year-old big-gun pointer sits atop of his bicycle saddle, and the enemy fleet is swinging into range. The U-boat hunters\|James B. Connolly The war services were honeycombed with men who were big-gun experts. Our Army at the Front\|Heywood Broun In big-gun teaching the teacher thinks; in trigger-teaching the teacher thinks how to get his scholars to think. Sunday-School Success\|Amos R. Wells Let no one pass from big-gun teaching to trigger-teaching with the idea that the latter will prove the easier. Sunday-School Success\|Amos R. Wells It was an Italian big-gun position, and orders were given for it to be retaken at any cost. World's War Events, Volume III\|Various British Dictionary definitions for big gun big gun noun informal an important or influential person Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to big gun dominant, authoritative, leading, persuasive, famous, important, significant, strong, prominent, renowned, preeminent, outstanding, famed, illustrious, distinguished, well-known, noted, big-name, esteemed, ordnance
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big gun

noun Slang.

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British Dictionary definitions for big gun

noun

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