big shot

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big shot

noun big shots · bigshot · big-shot

idiomatic, informal A person with a reputation of importance or power. They stopped traffic so some big shot and his entourage could have the whole road to themselves.
Similar: bigwig, baron, big cheese, big enchilada, big gun, big kahuna, big man, big name, big noise, big shot, big wheel, boss
idiomatic, informal A rare and significant chance to achieve fame or success. her one big shot at the brass ring
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see big, shot.

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@misc{big_shot_2026,
  title = {big shot},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/big%20shot},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}