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big shot
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big shot
(noun)
big shot
noun
plural
big shots
big shot
noun
plural
big shots
Britannica Dictionary definition of BIG SHOT
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informal
:
a powerful or important person
All the corporate
big shots
are meeting this afternoon.
a
big shot
in local politics
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