Bigwig (Noun)
Meaning
The most important person in a group or undertaking.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The politician's speech was mostly attended by the city's bigwigs who had a say in the upcoming policies.
- She was surprised to see a bigwig from her company attending her art exhibition, as he wasn't known for being a patron of the arts.
- The only time he felt comfortable around the bigwigs of the music industry was when he was on stage.
- Being the CEO of a multinational corporation made her one of the biggest bigwigs in the business world.
- Only after proving her worth did she get to sit at the table with the other bigwigs of the tech startup.