big gun

noun

: one having preeminent status or power in a field

Synonyms of big gun

• heavyweight
• heavy
• big
• big wheel
• big boy
• big leaguer
• major leaguer
• heavy hitter
• big cheese
• lion

Examples of big gun in a Sentence

for a high-profile case like this, the law firm uses only its big guns

Recent Examples on the Web

After England have raised a glass comes a three-match one-day international series this week when India will welcome back big guns including captain Shubman Gill and legends Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. — Paul Newman, New York Times, 12 July 2026

Clinging to a one-run lead and with the top of the order due up, Tracy went to one of his big guns, calling in Whitlock to put out the fire. — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 24 May 2026

The Minnesota Wild’s big guns showed up in a big way Saturday night, and the Avs looked wobbly for the first time in this tournament in a 5-1 loss in Game 3 at Grand Casino Arena. — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 10 May 2026

Related Stories Chile, as the guest country of honor, will be sending its big guns with Pablo Larrain, Sebastián Lelio and Maite Alberdi leading a contingent. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1830, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for big gun

• begun
• grandson
• gudrun
• handgun
• homespun
• outdone
• outrun
• pashtun
• redone
• rerun
• shotgun
• someone