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

Derived forms: big guns

Type of: important person, influential person, personage

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big cat
big cheese
big deal
Big Dipper
big dipper
Big Easy
big enchilada
big fish
big game
big girl's blouse
big gun
big H
big hand
big league
big leaguer
big marigold
big money
big sagebrush
big science
big screen
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