bigwig
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- the most important person in a group or undertakingSynonyms: kingpintop banana
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Bigwig \Big"wig`\, n. [Big,a.+ wig.] A person of consequence; as, the bigwigs of society. [Jocose] [1913 Webster]
In our youth we have heard him spoken of by the bigwigs with extreme condescension. --Dickens. [1913 Webster]