BIG SHOT

Meaning of BIG SHOT in English

( big shots)

A big shot is an important and powerful person in a group or organization. ( INFORMAL )

He’s a big shot in Chilean politics.

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BIG SHOT — noun Date: 1929 a person of consequence or prominence
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BIG SHOT — noun : a person of consequence or prominence a big shot in gambling circles what's your problem, big shot
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BIG SHOT — Informal. an important or influential person. [ 1905-10 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BIG SHOT — well-known personality, highly respected personality, gifted person, person of influence, person with a reputation (Slang)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BIG SHOT — noun Date: 1929 : a person of consequence or prominence corporate big shots
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BIG SHOT — Pronunciation: ' big- ˌ shät Function: noun Date: 1929 : a person of consequence or prominence
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BIG SHOT — (also big noise ) ■ noun informal an important person.
Concise Oxford English vocab
BIG SHOT — [big shot] n (1929): a person of consequence or prominence
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BIG SHOT — ˈbig shot BrE AmE noun [countable] informal someone who has a lot of power or influence in a company or …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BIG SHOT — (~s) A ~ is an important and powerful person in a group or organization. (INFORMAL) He’s a ~ in Chilean …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
BIG SHOT — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ a media big-shot EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ He will be a big shot one …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BIG SHOT — = big wig
Slang English vocab
BIG SHOT — Function: noun Synonyms: NOTABLE 1, big boy, ||big cheese, ||big wheel, bigwig, dignitary, ||fat cat, high-muck-a-muck, nabob, VIP
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BIG SHOT — noun Synonyms: notable 1, big boy, ||big cheese, ||big wheel, bigwig, dignitary, ||fat cat, high-muck-a-muck, nabob, VIP
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
BIG SHOT — rich or important person, VIP, big boys Randy's a big shot in the movie industry. He owns four studios.
English Idioms vocab
BIG SHOT — rich or important person, VIP , big boy (See big boys ) Randy's a big shot in the movie industry. …
English Idioms vocabulary
BIG SHOT — n. An important or influential person. Elmer is a big shot in the State Assembly.
American Idioms English vocabulary
BIG SHOT — (сленг) (разговорное) важная персона; шишка
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BIG SHOT — Заправила
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
BIG SHOT — сл. = big boy
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BIG SHOT — важная персона, шишка
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
BIG SHOT — сл. = big boy
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
BIG SHOT — сл. = big boy
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BIG SHOT — шишка
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
BIG SHOT — шишка
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
BIG SHOT — важная персона, шишка
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BIG SHOT — важная персона, шишка
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BIG SHOT — важная персона; 'шишка'
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
BIG SHOT — важная персона; 'шишка'
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
BIG SHOT — важная персона, шишка пушка; мощное огнестрельное орудие
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
BIG SHOT — n infml He thinks he is a big shot in his new Jag — Усевшись в свой новый "Ягуар", он возомнил …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
BIG SHOT — n infml He thinks he is a big shot in his new Jag — Усевшись в свой новый "Ягуар", он …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
BIG SHOT — big shot n infml He thinks he is a big shot in his new Jag Усевшись в свой новый "Ягуар", …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
BIG SHOT — He thinks he is a big shot in his new Jag — Усевшись в свой новый "Ягуар", он возомнил себя …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
BIG SHOT — 1. пушка; мощное огнестрельное орудие; 2. "большая шишка", важная персона; известный, обладающий властью, богатый человек
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
BIG SHOT — 1. пушка; мощное огнестрельное орудие; 2. «большая шишка», важная персона; известный, обладающий властью, богатый человек
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
BIG SHOT — (сленг) (разговорное) важная персона; шишка
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BIG SHOT — важная персона, шишка
Англо-Русский словарь
BIG — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) big bang Big Bend National Park Big Ben Big Bertha Big Cypress Swamp Big …
Английский словарь Британика
SHOT — I. ˈshät, usu -äd.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scot, sceot; akin to Old Frisian …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BIG — I. ˈbig adjective ( bigger ; biggest ) Etymology: Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect bugge …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHOT — shot 1 — shotless , adj. — shotlike , adj. /shot/ , n. , pl. shots or, for 6, 8, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BIG — big 1 — biggish , adj. — bigly , adv. /big/ , adj., bigger, biggest , adv. , n. adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHOT — I. ˈshät noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sceot, scot; akin to Old High German scuz, Old Norse skot …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BIG — I. ˈbig adjective ( big·ger ; big·gest ) Etymology: Middle English, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect bugge …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHOT — pl of shot. 2. shot ·- imp. & ·p.p. of shoot. 3. shot ·vt to load with shot, as a …
Webster English vocab
BIG — noun ·alt. of bigg. 2. big ·vt ·alt. of bigg. 3. big ·superl having largeness of size; of much bulk …
Webster English vocab
SHOT — [shot] n [ME, fr. OE scot; akin to ON skot shot, OHG scuz, OE sceotan to shoot--more at shoot] (bef. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BIG — [big] adj big.ger ; big.gest [ME, perh. of Scand origin; akin to Norw dial. bugge important man] (14c) 1 a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BIG — big BrE AmE bɪɡ ▷ bigger ˈbɪɡ ə AmE - ə r ▷ biggest ˈbɪɡ ɪst -əst ▶ ˌ Big …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SHOT — / ʃɒt; NAmE ʃɑːt/ noun , adjective —see also shoot , shot , shot verb ■ noun WITH GUN 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BIG — / bɪg; NAmE / adjective , adverb , verb ■ adjective ( big·ger , big·gest ) LARGE 1. large in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHOT — I. shot 1 S2 W2 /ʃɒt $ ʃɑːt/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: scot ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BIG — I. big 1 S1 W1 /bɪɡ/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative bigger , superlative biggest ) [ Date: 1300-1400 ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHOT — n. 1 the act or an instance of firing a gun, cannon, etc. (several shots were heard). 2 an attempt …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BIG — adj. & adv. --adj. (bigger, biggest) 1 a of considerable size, amount, intensity, etc. (a big mistake; a big helping). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHOT — n. 1 the act or an instance of firing a gun, cannon, etc. (several shots were heard). 2 an attempt …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BIG — adj. & adv. adj. (bigger, biggest) 1 a of considerable size, amount, intensity, etc. (a big mistake; a big helping). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHOT — 1. n.1 the act or an instance of firing a gun, cannon, etc. (several shots were heard). 2 an attempt …
Oxford English vocab
BIG — adj. & adv. --adj. (bigger, biggest) 1. a of considerable size, amount, intensity, etc. (a big mistake; a big helping). …
Oxford English vocab
SHOT — ( shots) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Shot is the past …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BIG — ( bigger, biggest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A big person …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHOT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BIG — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a (big) box office draw (= a successful actor who many people will pay …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

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