BIG WHEEL meaning: Influential person with significant power

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General (19 matching dictionaries)

big wheel: Merriam-Webster
big wheel: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
big wheel: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
big wheel: Collins English Dictionary
big wheel: Vocabulary.com
big wheel: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
big wheel: Wiktionary
big wheel: Infoplease Dictionary
big wheel: Dictionary.com
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big wheel: Rhymezone
Big Wheel: Britih-American Dictionary
big wheel: FreeDictionary.org
big wheel: Mnemonic Dictionary
Big Wheel: The Word Detective
big wheel: TheFreeDictionary.com
big wheel: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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Big Wheel: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (big wheel)

▸ noun:  (idiomatic) A person with a great deal of power or influence, especially a high-ranking person in an organization.
▸ noun:  (UK, Ireland) A Ferris wheel.
▸ noun:  (US) A low-riding tricycle with a large front wheel.

Opposite:

small fry, nobody, underdog, little guy

Types:

Ferris wheel, giant wheel, observation wheel, carnival wheel, more...

Phrases:

Big Six wheel, big wheel at sea, big wheel on board, more...

Adjectives:

big, unit, grt, giant, tony, lah-di-dah, great big, jumbo, fresh-faced, big ass, upper crust

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