Noun: big cheese big cheez
Usage: informal
Usage: informal
- 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], big noise [informal], big name [informal]
Derived forms: big cheeses
Type of: important person, influential person, personage
Encyclopedia: Big cheese