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Meaning of Bigwig | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈbɪɡ.wɪɡ

Definitions

A person of importance in a group or organization.

informal

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Examples

“The company bigwig is gathering his staff together for a meeting today.”
“[…] more innocently, and no doubt profitably, than if he had dined at a big-wig's board or bemused himself with smoke and beer among his brethren of the pen.”
“Before her hay-day, she attended many derbys under her dad's celebrity where she'd hobnob with the bigwigs in Millionaire's Row.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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