biggie

big·gie

noun \ˈbi-gē\

Definition of BIGGIE

: one that is big and often important

Examples of BIGGIE

1. He met with some television biggies.
2. They've had problems before, but this one's a real biggie.

First Known Use of BIGGIE

circa 1926

Related to BIGGIE

Synonyms: big, big boy, big cheese, bigfoot, big shot, big gun, big leaguer, big-timer, big wheel, bigwig, fat cat, heavy, heavy hitter, heavyweight, high-muck-a-muck (or high-muckety-muck), honcho, kahuna, kingfish, kingpin, major leaguer, muckety-muck (also muck-a-muck or mucky-muck), nabob, nawab, nibs, nob [chiefly British], pooh-bah (also poo-bah), wheel

Antonyms: lightweight, nobody, nonentity, nothing, shrimp, twerp, whippersnapper, zero, zilch

Related Words: baron, czar (also tsar or tzar), king, lion, magnate, mogul, prince, tycoon; VIP

Near Antonyms: inferior, subordinate, underling; mediocrity, obscurity

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Rhymes with BIGGIE

piggy, twiggy