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big wheel
Main Entry:
big wheel
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: very important person
Synonyms: VIP, big cat, big cheese, big fish, big gun, big man on campus, big shot, bigwig, dignitary, fat cat, head honcho, heavy-hitter, high-muck-a-muck, important person, influential person, mogul, nabob, notable, somebody
Main Entry: big shot
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: very important person
Synonyms: VIP, big cat, big cheese, big cheese, big fish, big gun, big gun, big man on campus, big wheel, big wheel, bigwig, bigwig, celebrity, dignitary, fat cat, head honcho, heavy-hitter, heavy-hitter, heavyweight, high man on the totem pole, high-muck-a-muck, important person, influential person, mogul, nabob, notable, personage, somebody
Main Entry: businessperson
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: professional working person
Synonyms: baron, big wheel, big-time operator, businessman, businesswoman, capitalist, career person, dealer, employer, entrepreneur, executive, financier, franchiser, gray flannel suit, industrialist, manager, merchandiser, merchant, operator, organization person, small potatoes, storekeeper, suit*, the bacon, tradesperson, trafficker, tycoon, wheeler-dealer, working woman
Main Entry: chief
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: person in charge
Synonyms: big cheese, big gun, big wheel, bigwig, boss, captain, chieftain, commander, dictator, director, foreperson, general, governor, head, head honcho, head person, honcho, key player, leader, manager, monarch, overlord, overseer, president, principal, proprietor, ringleader, ruler, sovereign, superintendent, supervisor, suzerain, top brass, top cat
Antonyms: apprentice, employee, servant, subordinate, underling, worker
Main Entry: executive
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: person who manages an organization
Synonyms: CEO, CO, VIP, administration, administrator, big wheel, boss, brass, businessperson, chief, commander, director, directorate, entrepreneur, exec, government, governor, head, head honcho, head person, heavyweight, hierarchy, higher-up, industrialist, key player, leader, leadership, management, manager, officer, official, skipper, supervisor, top brass, tycoon
Main Entry: influential
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: effective, powerful
Synonyms: affecting, authoritative, big-gun, big-wheel, controlling, dominant, efficacious, famous, forcible, governing, guiding, hot-dog, important, impressive, inspiring, instrumental, leading, major-league, meaningful, momentous, moving, name, persuasive, potent, prominent, significant, strong, substantial, telling, touching, weighty
Antonyms: ineffective, ineffectual, unimportant, uninfluential, unmoving, weak
Main Entry: notable
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: person who is famous, important
Synonyms: VIP, big name, big shot, big wheel, big-time operator, celebrity, chief, dignitary, eminence, executive, figure*, heavyweight, high-up, hotdog, leader, lion*, luminary, magnate, mogul, name, notability, personage, personality, pooh-bah, power, somebody, star, superstar, worthy
Notes: notable means 'worthy of notice' and noticeable means 'readily observed'
Antonyms: lowlife, unknown
Main Entry: big cheese
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: important person
Synonyms: VIP, big enchilada, big gun, big kahuna, big wheel, boss, chief, head honcho, influential person, leader, person in charge, top dog
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