Big-cheese synonyms
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Something of the highest value or importance:
The most important or powerful person in an enterprise or field:
big-kahuna
(Idiomatic) A boss, leader, chieftain, or top-ranking person in an organization.
A very important person.
A person who controls a political machine or organization, as in a county
(Slang) A supervisor; a boss.
(Idiomatic) The person in charge; the highest-ranking person in an organization.
A loss leader.
person in charge
top-dog
(Slang) The person, company, etc. in a dominant or leading position, esp. in a competitive situation
A person of great importance or influence, especially a dignitary who commands special treatment.
(Idiomatic) A person with a reputation of importance or power.
an important influential person
Find another word for big-cheese. In this page you can discover 14 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for big-cheese, like: big-enchilada, big-gun, big-kahuna, big wheel, boss, chief, head-honcho, leader, person in charge, top-dog and vip.