Definition for Big shot:

• an important influential person; " he thinks he's a big shot"; " she's a big deal in local politics"; " the Qaeda commander is a very big fish"

Synonyms for Big shot:

• n.

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  • authority figure,
  • mover and shaker,
  • prime mover,
  • a force to be reckoned with,
  • figure,
  • magnate,
  • mogul,
  • leading light.
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  • leader,
  • important,
  • notability,
  • eminence.
  •authority (noun)
  • kingpin,
  • kingpins,
  • big wig,
  • Specialists,
  • kingfish,
  • pros,
  • FEDS,
  • wizards,
  • ivory dome,
  • CEOS,
  • pro,
  • top brass,
  • upstairs,
  • power elite,
  • top hand,
  • veteran,
  • experts,
  • top dog,
  • kingfishes.
  •big cheese (noun)
  • big cheese.
  •big deal (noun)
  • important people,
  • important persons,
  • very important persons,
  • boss men,
  • big fishes,
  • very important people,
  • head honchos,
  • biggies,
  • big enchiladas.
  •big shot (noun)
  • big wheel.
  •big wheel (noun)
  • high-muck-a-muck,
  • big cat,
  • big cats,
  • heavy-hitter,
  • Big Man on Campus,
  • big-wheel.
  •celebrity (noun)
  • super stars,
  • super-star,
  • the cheeses,
  • famous persons,
  • super star,
  • super-stars,
  • major leaguers,
  • cynosures,
  • big stuffs.
  •chieftain (noun)
  • Headmen,
  • tribal chief,
  • head man,
  • headman.
  •dignitary (noun)
  • administrator,
  • chief.
  •employer (noun)
  • out fits,
  • out fit,
  • slavedrivers,
  • out-fits,
  • over-seers,
  • super visors,
  • super visor,
  • super-visor,
  • super-visors,
  • out-fit,
  • over seer,
  • workers big cheeses,
  • over seers.
  •fat cat (noun)
  • person of mean,
  • person substance,
  • richlings,
  • moneyed persons,
  • person means,
  • rich persons,
  • person mean,
  • moneyed people,
  • fat-cat.
  •personage/personality (noun)
  • distinguished persons,
  • distinguished people,
  • public figures,
  • in-dividual,
  • hot shots,
  • in dividual.
  •something or someone important (noun)
  • big deal.
  •tycoon (noun)
  • wealthy person,
  • captain of industry,
  • wealthy people,
  • business person,
  • business people.
  •very important person (noun)
  • fat cat,
  • high man on the totem pole.

• Other synonyms:

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  • dignitary,
  • nabob,
  • muckamuck,
  • big-timer,
  • bigwig.
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  • somebody,
  • king,
  • vip,
  • celebrity.
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  • wheel.
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  • character.

Antonyms for Big shot:

• n.

  • Other antonyms:
    subordinate, twerp, lightweight, shrimp, zero, nonentity, obscurity, whippersnapper, nobody, nothing, underling, mediocrity, inferior, zilch.