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bigwig definition

big·wig (-wig′)

noun

Informal an important, influential person

Etymology: from the large wigs once worn by judges and others of distinction

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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