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Noun: big cheese  big cheez
Usage: informal
  1. An important influential person
    "he thinks he's a big cheese";
    - big shot [informal], big gun [informal], big wheel [N. Amer, informal], big deal [informal], big enchilada [informal], big fish [informal], head honcho [N. Amer, informal]

Derived forms: big cheeses

Type of: important person, influential person, personage

Encyclopedia: Big cheese

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