big cheese

Speech parts

1. big cheese - Noun

2. big cheese - Phrase

Meaning

an important influential person

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Synonyms

big wheel big fish big gun big shot big enchilada head honcho president king mayor joss head director rooster mogul leader
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Antonyms

John Doe shrimp inferior subordinate nobody cipher
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Hypernyms

personage important person influential person

Hyponyms

knocker supremo

Examples

he thinks he's a big shot Source: Internet

she's a big deal in local politics Source: Internet

the Qaeda commander is a very big fish Source: Internet

The book's arrival did, however, lead to me learning that Werlin is a big cheese -- well, not exactly, rather a big cheese expert. Source: Internet

He's a big cheese with a big desk and a big door that apparently has no lock. Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

big cheese

Close letter words and terms

big chance big change big chap big cheeses Big Chill big circle