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Webster 1913 Edition


Bigwig

Big′wigˊ

,
Noun.
[
Big
,
Adj.
+
wig
.]
A person of consequence;
as, the
bigwigs
of society
.
[Jocose]
In our youth we have heard him spoken of by the
bigwigs
with extreme condescension.
Dickens.

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bigwig

bigwig

See also: big-wig and big wig

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bigwig (plural bigwigs)

  1. (jocose) A person of importance to a group or organization
    The company bigwig is gathering his staff together for a meeting today.

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