BIG GUN

Meaning of BIG GUN in English

ˌbig ˈgun BrE AmE noun [countable]

informal a person or company that has a lot of power and influence:

one of the party’s big guns

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

BIG GUN — noun Date: 1834 one having preeminent status or power in a field
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BIG GUN — noun : a person or factor of outstanding importance especially in some particular relation a big gun in the diplomatic …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BIG GUN — Slang. an influential or important person or thing: He's a big gun in science.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BIG GUN — large cannon, large weapon which fires ammunition
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BIG GUN — Date: 1834 : one having preeminent status or power in a field
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BIG GUN — Function: noun Date: 1834 : one having preeminent status or power in a field
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BIG GUN — ■ noun informal a powerful person.
Concise Oxford English vocab
BIG GUN — [big gun] n (1834): one having preeminent status or power in a field
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BIG GUN — noun ( informal ) a person who has a lot of power or influence
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BIG GUN — ( big guns) If you refer to someone as a big gun , you mean that they have a lot …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BIG GUN — (~s) If you refer to someone as a ~, you mean that they have a lot of power or influence. …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
BIG GUN — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ The software company has done well in areas ignored by big guns such as …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BIG GUN — Synonyms and related words : Establishment, VIP, baron, big boy, big cheese, big man, big name, big noise, big shot, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BIG GUN — = big wig
Slang English vocab
BIG GUN — Function: noun Synonyms: NOTABLE 1, big boy, ||big cheese, ||big noise, big shot, ||big wheel, chief, great gun, high-muck-a-muck, leader
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BIG GUN — noun Synonyms: notable 1, big boy, ||big cheese, ||big noise, big shot, ||big wheel, chief, great gun, high-muck-a-muck, leader
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
BIG GUN — (американизм) (сленг) важная персона; шишка
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BIG GUN — амер. сл. = big boy
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BIG GUN — амер.; сленг; - big boy1) артиллерийское орудие, пушка Syn:canon 2) перен. важная персона; шишка Syn:big enchilada
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
BIG GUN — амер. сл. = big boy
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
BIG GUN — амер. сл. = big boy
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BIG GUN — важная персона
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
BIG GUN — важная персона
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
BIG GUN — амер. ; сл. ; = big boy 1) артиллерийское орудие, пушка Syn: canon 2) перен. важная персона; шишка Syn: big …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BIG GUN — амер.; сл.; - big boy 1) артиллерийское орудие, пушка Syn: canon 2) перен. важная персона; шишка Syn: big enchilada
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BIG GUN — _собир. важная персона, 'шишка'
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
BIG GUN — собир. важная персона, 'шишка'
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
BIG GUN — n infml It's okay if you're one of the big guns — Это все хорошо, если ты принадлежишь к сильным мира …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
BIG GUN — n infml It's okay if you're one of the big guns — Это все хорошо, если ты принадлежишь к сильным …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
BIG GUN — big gun n infml It's okay if you're one of the big guns Это все хорошо, если ты принадлежишь к …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
BIG GUN — It's okay if you're one of the big guns — Это все хорошо, если ты принадлежишь к сильным мира сего
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
BIG GUN — важная персона, "большая шишка", начальник
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
BIG GUN — (американизм) (сленг) важная персона; шишка
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BIG GUN — важная персона, "шишка"
Англо-Русский словарь
GUN — I Weapon consisting essentially of a metal tube from which a missile or projectile is shot by the force of …
Английский словарь Британика
BIG — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) big bang Big Bend National Park Big Ben Big Bertha Big Cypress Swamp Big …
Английский словарь Британика
GUN — I. ˈgən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English gonne, gunne, probably irregular from Gonnilda, Gunnilda, Gunilda, feminine proper name …
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
GUN — gun 1 — gunless , adj. /gun/ , n. , v. , gunned, gunning . n. 1. a weapon consisting …
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
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
BIG — noun ·alt. of bigg. 2. big ·vt ·alt. of bigg. 3. big ·superl having largeness of size; of much bulk …
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
GUN — / gʌn; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] a weapon that is used for firing …
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
GUN — I. gun 1 S2 W2 /ɡʌn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: Perhaps from Gunnilda , a …
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
GUN — n. & v. --n. 1 any kind of weapon consisting of a metal tube and often held in the hand …
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
GUN — n. & v. n. 1 any kind of weapon consisting of a metal tube and often held in the hand …
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
GUN — n. & v. --n. 1. any kind of weapon consisting of a metal tube and often held in the hand …
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
GUN — ( guns, gunning, gunned) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A gun …
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
GUN — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a gun permit ▪ More than 300,000 civilians, in a country of 6 million, …
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
BIG — (IMPORTANT) [adjective] bigger, biggest - important, because of being powerful, influential or having a serious effectHe had a big decision …
Cambridge English vocab
BIG — adj. big bang Big Bend National Park Big Ben Big Bertha Big Cypress Swamp Big Stick Policy Big Sur big …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BIG — adj. big boy big bug big cheese big chief big gun big house big name big noise big shot big …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BIG — I. big adjective 1. of significant size or scope a big expanse of mud big plans Synonyms: considerable, extensive, hefty, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
BIG — INDEX: 1. big objects/buildings/organizations etc 2. very big 3. big places, areas, cities 4. big people 5. large numbers/amounts 6. …
Longman Activator English vocab

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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