Usually means: Important person with significant influence.
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We found 7 dictionaries that define the word big-timer:

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  1. big-timer: Merriam-Webster
  2. big-timer: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. big-timer, big-timer: Collins English Dictionary
  4. big-timer: Wiktionary
  5. big-timer: Dictionary.com
  6. big-timer: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. big-timer: Idioms

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Definitions from Wiktionary (big-timer)

▸ noun:  A major player in the field in question: someone who is in the big time

Similar:
big shot, bigtime, big hitter, biggy, big deal, big name, big fish, heavy hitter, big-shot, bigshot, more...

Opposite:
small-timer, underdog, nobody

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Similar:
big shot, bigtime, big hitter, biggy, big deal, big name, big fish, heavy hitter, big-shot, bigshot, more...

Opposite:
small-timer, underdog, nobody



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