big dog
noun
North American informal an important or influential person or thing; a ‘big shot’; also more fully big dog of the tanyard (now rare ).
Origin
Mid 19th century.
- misapprehensive
- misappropriate
- misappropriately
- misappropriation
- misarrange
- misarranged
- misarrangement
- misarray
- misarticulation
- misascription
- misassign
- misassimilation
- misattribute
- misattribution
- misaunter
- misaward
- misawarding
- misbaptize
- misbegotten
- misbehave
- misbehavior
- misbehaviour
- misbelief
- misbelieve
- misbeliever