big shot

noun

ˈbig-ˌshät How to pronounce big shot (audio)
Definition of big shotnext
as in heavyweight
one of high position or importance within a group a meeting at which all of the big shots in the company were present

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for big shot
  1. heavyweight
  2. heavy
  3. big
  4. big gun
  5. big wheel
  6. big boy
  7. heavy hitter
  8. big leaguer
Noun
  • Nvidia, Google, Microsoft, and other tech heavyweights have collaborated to sketch a new electrical architecture for them, with a different kind of transformer facing the grid, and a small industry has formed to build it.
    — Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • He’s held mitts for world champions, for Olympic heavyweights, and for too many professionals to count in 30-something years of boxing.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of heavyweight
Noun
  • Of course, the Nasdaq-100 or a similar tech-heavy index, isn’t guaranteed to deliver 21% returns each year for a decade going forward.
    — Sarah Cannon, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • These days her Halloween costumes are often elaborate and prosthetic-heavy.
    — Marah Eakin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of heavy
Noun
  • Go rebound the basketball, go protect the rim, be a big big for us.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The belief in Green Bay is the veteran bigs will give Love more time to throw.
    — Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of big
Noun
  • However, with each Champions League victory crucial to progressing toward the next round, neither would want to rest their big guns, either.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 13 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of big gun
Noun
  • For all of its strengths, my one wish for the Weber Kettle is better wheel nuts holding the big wheels in place.
    — Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 17 May 2026
  • Denali versions aim for gloss, chrome, big wheels and illuminated badging, while the AT4 gets the tougher costume - 35-inch allou-terrain tires, red recovery hooks, extra ground clearance and a more trail-minded stance flavor.
    — Josh Max, Forbes.com, 6 May 2026
Definition of big wheel
Noun
  • These are the 30-homer big boys, the men who hit in the top four spots of most teams’ lineups.
    — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • But taking on one of Wall Street’s big boys, and then getting squashed for it, ranks right up there.
    — Liz Peek, Washington Post, 4 May 2026
Definition of big boy
Noun
  • Mayer joins a roster of heavy hitters at Mercury, which includes Noah Kahan and Morgan Wallen.
    — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The city’s Qaumajuq museum is home to the world’s largest collection of Inuit art and offers free admission on Wednesday nights, and the Canadian Museum for Human Rights is another cultural heavy hitter.
    — Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of heavy hitter
Noun
  • Jones has also done two unexpected things — one good and one bad — since becoming a big leaguer.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The first-year big leaguer had 31 homers and 108 RBIs and is the odds-on favorite for National League Rookie of the Year.
    — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of big leaguer
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