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   BIGWIG meaning: 1. a person who has an important or powerful position: 2. a person who has an important or…. Learn more.

   • Znaczenie Bigwig, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     bigwig definicja: 1. a person who has an important or...

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     bigwig translations: 大人物，要人. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   Definition of bigwig noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   • Get a quick, free translation! BIGWIG meaning: 1. a person who has an important or powerful position: 2. a person who has an important or…. Learn more.

   BIGWIG | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   What is a synonym for Bigwig?

   • Bigwig may be defined as “ A person of consequence ”, “ An important person, esp ” and “ (programming language) Bigwig is a programming language ”. A synonym for Bigwig is VIP. Using a synonym can be a good alternative for using “Bigwig”. You might be able to find more answers by using these: We found 11 answers for the crossword clue Bigwig .

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   Is it disrespectful to call someone a bigwig?

   • If you refer to an important person as a bigwig, you are being rather disrespectful about them. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

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   What is an example of a corpus bigwig?

   • Examples from the Corpus bigwig • The employee is hauled before a series of bigwigs. • Democrats are not alone in soliciting big-money donations or coupling them with access to political bigwigs. • They have links with political bigwigs and the local administration, which is all the qualification needed to get into the business.

   bigwig | meaning of bigwig in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary

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   See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. bigwig is considered derogatory. See meaning & use.

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   5 days ago · Informal an important person.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

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   bigwig. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English big‧wig /ˈbɪɡwɪɡ/ noun [ countable] informal an important person A few of the company bigwigs have their own jets. Examples from the Corpus bigwig • The employee is hauled before a series of bigwigs. • Democrats are not alone in soliciting big-money donations or coupling them ...

7. blog.improving-english.com › 2018 › 05Word origin: bigwig | Improving English

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   May 7, 2018 · - The job candidate was interviewed by several bigwigs on the hospital's staff. A bigwig (one word) is not a large wig or hairpiece. A bigwig is an informal reference to an important person, a VIP, but its name literally originates from the big wigs (two words) that people wore in the past.

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   Bigwig definition: an important person, especially an official. See examples of BIGWIG used in a sentence.