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big wheel

noun
plural big wheels

Definition of big wheel

1 chiefly US, informal : an important person : bigwig, big shot He … followed the girl to the elevator, and got in with her as if she were a big wheel in Bronx politics.— Wilfrid Sheed
2 British : ferris wheel The wheel formation is the basis of most rides, and the Big Wheel itself is not a new machine.— Ian Starsmore They ate toffee apples and sweet popcorn, shot at targets, tossed rings and rode on the big wheel.— Paulo Lins
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Examples of big wheel in a Sentence

He's a big wheel in local politics. brags that her son is a big wheel on Wall Street

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 Schools: Ohio State University is the big wheel in town, with more than 66,000 students, but smaller schools abound. — New York Times, "Where Amazon May Build Its New Headquarters," 18 Jan. 2018 Daphne Brooks, a professor of theater and African-American studies at Yale University, sees Ms. Kennedy’s wide influence, from the playwright Suzan-Lori Parks to the TV big wheel Shonda Rhimes. — Alexis Soloski, New York Times, "Adrienne Kennedy, Playwright: Still Quiet, Still Bold, Still Furious," 10 Jan. 2018

First Known Use of big wheel

1893, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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big wheel

noun

English Language Learners Definition of big wheel

chiefly US, informal : a powerful or important person

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