BIGWIG


Meaning of BIGWIG in English

/ ˈbɪgwɪg; NAmE / noun

( informal ) an important person :

She had to entertain some boring local bigwigs.

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WORD ORIGIN

early 18th cent.: so named from the large wigs formerly worn by distinguished men.

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