Definition of big boy
:big gun
—usually used in plural
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big boy
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Examples of big boy in a Sentence
when she became the network's White House correspondent, she knew that she was now playing with the big boys
First Known Use of big boy
1916
big boy Synonyms
Synonyms
big, big shot, big cheese, bigfoot, biggie, 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), wheelAntonyms
lightweight, nobody, nonentity, nothing, shrimp, twerp, whippersnapper, zero, zilchRelated Words
baron, czar (also tsar or tzar), king, lion, magnate, mogul, prince, tycoon; VIPNear Antonyms
inferior, subordinate, underling; mediocrity, obscurityLearn More about big boy
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