Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

big shot

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.09 in modern English

Syllables: big shot
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person with a reputation of importance or power.

Informal

noun

A rare and significant chance to achieve fame or success.

Informal

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see big, shot.

Example Sentences

"They stopped traffic so some big shot and his entourage could have the whole road to themselves."
"'They're just making it look as if all their big shots were gaga. God knows how they're going to unscramble the whole business.'"
"her one big shot at the brass ring"

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

big shots (plural) bigshot (alternative) big-shot (alternative)

Synonyms

bigwig baron big cheese big enchilada big gun big kahuna big man big name big noise big shot big wheel boss

Questions

What does big shot mean?: A person with a reputation of importance or power.

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