bigwig
Significado (Inglés)
A person of importance in a group or organization.
Sinónimos
billystick
important person
wealthy family
stun baton
actor
celebrity
Traducións
grosse légume
hohes Tier
pez gordo
μεγιστάνας
hoge ome προσωπικότητα
capo σπουδαίο πρόσωποFrecuencia
Pronúnciase como (IPA)
/ˈbɪɡ.wɪɡ/
Etimoloxía (Inglés)
First arose in the 1730s, from big + wig. Formerly, English men of authority wore wigs. Bigwig plays on the idea that higher authority is denoted by a larger wig.
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