Bigwig
Pronunciation : Big"wig`
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Big,a.+ wig.]
Definition : Defn: A person of consequence; as, the bigwigs of society. [Jocose] In our youth we have heard him spoken of by the bigwigs with extreme condescension. Dickens.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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