Antonyms for bigshot


Grammar : Adj, noun


Definition of bigshot

Origin :
  • "important person," 1929, American English, from Prohibition-era gangster slang; earlier in the same sense was great shot (1861). Ultimately a reference to large type of gunshot.
  • As in prominent : adj important; famous
  • As in heavyweight : noun dignitary
  • As in muckamuck : noun dignitary
  • As in notability : noun dignitary
  • As in someone : noun dignitary
  • As in dignitary : noun high ranking person
Example sentences :
  • A bunch of bigshot scientific characters had come up with the idea nearly twenty-three years before.
  • Extract from : « The Man Who Hated Mars » by Gordon Randall Garrett

Synonyms for bigshot

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