big-timers

noun

plural of big-timer
as in heavyweights
one of high position or importance within a group a field in which one can go from being a big-timer to a small-timer in practically no time at all

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  1. heavyweights
  2. bigs
  3. heavies
Noun
  • European heavyweights France and Spain lock horns today in the first semifinal of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 14 July 2026
  • The stop on Mulaney’s Mister Whatever tour drew more than 40,000 fans, placing him alongside music heavyweights such as Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen and Pearl Jam, all of whom have previously headlined the historic venue.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 13 July 2026
Definition of heavyweights
Noun
  • Team Spoon went heavy on the bigs, and Team Cooper seems to have more players who can get hot in a hurry.
    — Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 15 July 2026
  • Data show those players have about an 11% chance to reach the bigs (compared to about 81% for those picked in the first round).
    — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of bigs
Noun
  • In any year, in any culture, there are no antagonists (save for Nazis) better suited as action cinema heavies; rooting against child trafficking lowlifes is moral, easy, and best of all, a completely guiltless pleasure.
    — Andy Crump, IndieWire, 15 June 2026
  • However, on season 2 of Twin Peaks, the actress played Miss Jones, the right-hand woman for one of the series' heavies, Thomas Eckhardt (the late David Warner).
    — Drew Mackie, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
Definition of heavies
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