Synonyms for big shot
big shot

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1. big shot, big gun, big wheel, big cheese, big deal, big enchilada, big fish, head honchonoun

   an important influential person

   "he thinks he's a big shot"; "she's a big deal in local politics"; "the Qaeda commander is a very big fish"

   Synonyms:
   big deal, big wheel, big cheese, big enchilada, big gun, big fish, head honcho

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1. • Important Person

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1. President Barack Obama:

   Before Rahm was a big-shot mayor, he was an essential part of my team at the White House during some very hard times for America and I relied on his judgment every day, and his smarts every day, and his toughness every day.

2. Arthur Aidala:

   I love how her father is being portrayed as some big shot rich guy, he literally, literally digs holes where our human waste goes in, and he works by himself with two helpers with a shovel digging ditches.

3. Neville Brothers Art:

   It made me a big shot around school.

4. Mike Pont/WireImage:

   I feel good about what I’ve accomplished. I came from another world —and now I’m an actor. Not a big-shot star, but a legitimate actor.

5. Tim McGraw:

   I remember a moment when I was getting out of bed and going to the liquor cabinet and taking a big shot at 8:00 in the morning and thinking, ‘I have to wake the kids up,’ i went straight to my wife and said, ’This is where I’m at.’ I was scared.