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big-timer

NOUN
braggart
Synonyms
STRONG
blatherskite blowhard blusterer boaster brag braggadocio bragger egotist exhibitionist gasbag grandstander hotshot know-it-all peacock ranter raver show off swaggerer swashbuckler trumpeter windbag
WEAK
bag of wind big talker bigmouth gascon strutter swelled head
NOUN
vaunter
Synonyms
STRONG
blowhard blusterer boaster brag braggadocio bragger egotist exhibitionist gasbag grandstander hotshot know-it-all peacock ranter raver show-off swaggerer swashbuckler trumpeter windbag
WEAK
bag of wind big talker bigmouth gascon strutter swelled head

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But he noticed how Pittman, the Tar Heels’ offensive line coach at the time, acted like a gracious guest at his high school, not a big-timer who deserved special treatment.

From Washington Post • Sep. 24, 2021

The move to the AAC is more about men’s basketball and the recognition that Wichita State, stuck with the mid-major label as a Missouri Valley Conference member, is now a big-timer.

From Washington Times • Jul. 4, 2017

But Steve Carell is a draw as a Hollywood big-timer who's simultaneously a mensch and a schmuck.

From The Verge • Jul. 20, 2016

By the early '30s, he was a big-timer as the Texaco Fire Chief�one of the first com ics to kid the sponsor.

From Time Magazine Archive