Synonyms
- big
- big cheese
- big gun
- big leaguer
- big shot
- big wheel
- big-timer
- bigfoot
- biggie
- bigwig
- fat cat
- heavy
- heavy hitter
- heavyweight
- high-muck-a-muck
- high-muckety-muck
- honcho
- kahuna
- kingfish
- kingpin
- major leaguer
- muckety-muck
- muck-a-muck
- mucky-muck
- nabob
- nawab
- nibs
- nob [chiefly British]
- pooh-bah
- poo-bah
- wheel
Examples of big boy in a Sentence
when she became the network's White House correspondent, she knew that she was now playing with the big boys
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By the numbers: Like other holiday beers, these are big boys in terms of alcohol content.
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Sam Allard, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024
Kieran McKenna’s agent has been the performer of the summer, leveraging apparent interest from the big boys into a bumper new contract for the Ipswich manager, but there is a reason those big boys were keen.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 13 Aug. 2024
The little club on the hill bloodying the noses of Bundesliga's big boys
Frank Schmidt achieved something amazing in getting Heidenheim promoted in 2022-23.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
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Move over, Moo Deng, there's a new superstar baby animal that's become a surprise viral sensation – a nine-month-old king penguin chick named Pesto whose species-defying growth spurt has made this big boy a worldwide hit.
—New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2024
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Sam Allard, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024
Kieran McKenna’s agent has been the performer of the summer, leveraging apparent interest from the big boys into a bumper new contract for the Ipswich manager, but there is a reason those big boys were keen.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 13 Aug. 2024
The little club on the hill bloodying the noses of Bundesliga's big boys
Frank Schmidt achieved something amazing in getting Heidenheim promoted in 2022-23.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
Bronwyn Thompson/New Atlas View 9 Images View gallery - 9 images
Move over, Moo Deng, there's a new superstar baby animal that's become a surprise viral sensation – a nine-month-old king penguin chick named Pesto whose species-defying growth spurt has made this big boy a worldwide hit.
—New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Big boy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20boy. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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