big wheel
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big wheel
Where it comes from
(tricycle): Originally a brand name.
noun big wheels
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A person with a great deal of power or influence, especially a high-ranking person in an organization.
She's a big wheel at IBM.
Similar: big cheese, big enchilada, big kahuna, baron, big gun, big man, big name, big noise, big shot, bigwig, big wheel, boss
- A Ferris wheel.
- A low-riding tricycle with a large front wheel.
Talk about this word "big wheel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/big%20wheel. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. big wheel. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/big%20wheel "big wheel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/big%20wheel.Cite this
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title = {big wheel},
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