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
- 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
- big gun
- big kahuna
- big-league
- big-name
- big-shot
- bigshot
- bigwig
- celebrated
- celebrity
- character
- chief
- distinguished
- eminence
- eminent
- famed
- foremost
- great
- high-profile
- leader
- leading
- lion
- luminary
- main
- nabob
- notability
- notable
- noted
- notorious
- official
- outstanding
- person of influence
- personage
- popular
- preeminent
- renowned
- respected
- star
- top
- top cat
- underlined
- VIP
- well-known
- well-thought-of
- world-class
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