Synonyms for bigwig

Grammar : Noun

Spell : big-wig

Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɪgˌwɪg

Définition of bigwig

Origin : 1731, from big + wig, in reference to the imposing wigs formerly worn by men of rank or authority.

noun important person

Example sentences :

And now and again some Bigwig versed in science murmured the word 'Fats.'
Extract from : « The Freelands » by John Galsworthy

This he said to his private secretary, who came to notice the arrival of some bigwig.
Extract from : « Framley Parsonage » by Anthony Trollope

Once a year some 'bigwig' comes from Bangalore to review them.
Extract from : « Gold, Sport, And Coffee Planting In Mysore » by Robert H. Elliot

On the present occasion he welcomed Arkady with all the bonhomie, all the jocosity, of an "enlightened" bigwig.
Extract from : « Fathers and Sons » by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

And abruptly changing the subject, he talked of pictures to the pleasant Bigwig in the sleepy afternoon.
Extract from : « The Freelands » by John Galsworthy

A bigwig, with an inordinate ambition to become a minister, (p. 276) invited him to dinner.
Extract from : « An Englishman in Paris » by Albert D. (Albert Dresden) Vandam

Matvei Ilyitch was just such a bigwig, although he called himself a Liberal.
Extract from : « Fathers and Sons » by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

He heard me out, looked at my deceased poppies, and arranged a conference with a bigwig from the State Department.
Extract from : « Revenge » by Arthur Porges

I am told he is a professor, orator, and author, whose ambition makes him the slave of every bigwig.
Extract from : « Letters of Two Brides » by Honore de Balzac

"I bet you've drawn that Chinese bigwig that's booked from here," said the captain, grinning.
Extract from : « The Honorable Percival » by Alice Hegan Rice

Antonyms for bigwig

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