bigfoot

noun

big·​foot ˈbig-ˌfu̇t 

variants often Bigfoot

plural bigfeet ˈbig-ˌfēt  or bigfoots

1

[from the size of the footprints ascribed to it] : sasquatch

2

: big shot

Synonyms of bigfoot

• heavyweight
• big
• heavy
• lion

Examples of bigfoot in a Sentence

a bigfoot in the field of genetics

Recent Examples on the Web

Lyndsay Schaeffer, Mills College Children's School, Oakland, Calif. NPR Member station: KQED, KALW Using creative sound effects, Ryan and Marshall share their research on none other than … bigfoot! —Steve Drummond, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025

But the fun highlight that’s really taken off in the last couple of years is the Celebrity Mayor Grape Stomp, which features many of the political bigfoots in Santa Clara County. —Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 22 July 2025

The argument has become one of the most prominent flash points in the Trump regime’s efforts to bigfoot state authorities. —Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025

The risks are exciting, however, and the hope is that in the end, nothing is too big for bigfoot. —Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 15 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for bigfoot

• afoot
• barefoot
• blackfoot
• caput
• clubfoot
• cocksfoot
• crowfoot
• forefoot
• input
• output
• rajput
• throughput

Kids Definition

bigfoot

noun

big·​foot ˈbig-ˌfu̇t 

often capitalized

: a large hairy humanlike creature reported to exist in the Pacific Northwest

called also Sasquatch