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big gun
big gunn. Slang 1. The most important or powerful person in an enterprise or field: The big guns for the prosecution were its expert witnesses.2. Something of the highest value or influence.big gun n informal an important or influential person big′ gun′
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Slang. a powerful person or thing. [1830–1835] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  big gun - an important influential person; "he thinks he's a big shot"; "she's a big deal in local politics"; "the Qaeda commander is a very big fish"big cheese, big deal, big enchilada, big fish, big shot, big wheel, head honchocolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechimportant person, influential person, personage - a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of eventsknocker - (Yiddish) a big shot who knows it and acts that way; a boastful immoderate personsupremo - the most important person in an organization |
big gun
big gun1. The biggest or most powerful tool or asset for a given task. Usually plural. This axe is getting nowhere on this stump—it's time to bring out the big guns and use the dynamite. My phone calls have not been answered, so it's time to bring out the big guns and send them a subpoena.2. An important, successful, or influential person. He's a big gun at the law firm; he wins every court case he gets. After failing to convince the IT department that implementing new network security controls would be in everyone's best interest, Mike felt it was time to bring in the big guns, so he called a company meeting with the executive board.See also: big, guna big gun COMMON If you call someone a big gun, you mean they are a very important and powerful person in an organization or area of activity. He's a pretty big gun in Maine politics. Note: Often, people use the plural the big guns, meaning a group of important and powerful people. She has been much sought after by the film industry's big guns. The Premiership big guns are all keen to get their hands on this young player. Note: Cannons used to be referred to as `big guns' or `great guns', while rifles or muskets were called `small guns'. See also: big, gunbig gun n. an important and powerful person, such as an officer of a company. (Often with bring in as in the example.) I knew they would bring in the big guns at the last minute. See also: big, gunbig gun
Synonyms for big gunnoun an important influential personSynonyms- big cheese
- big deal
- big enchilada
- big fish
- big shot
- big wheel
- head honcho
Related Words- colloquialism
- important person
- influential person
- personage
- knocker
- supremo
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