BIGWIGS

Noun

bigwigs

plural of bigwig

Source: Wiktionary


BIGWIG

Big"wig`, n. Etym: [Big,a.+ wig.]

Definition: A person of consequence; as, the bigwigs of society. [Jocose] In our youth we have heard him spoken of by the bigwigs with extreme condescension. Dickens.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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