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单词 heavy hitter
释义

heavy hitter

noun

: big shot, heavy

Synonyms

  • big
  • big boy
  • big cheese
  • big gun
  • big leaguer
  • big shot
  • big wheel
  • big-timer
  • bigfoot
  • biggie
  • bigwig
  • fat cat
  • heavy
  • 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
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Example Sentences

She spoke to a room full of political heavy hitters. Their company is one of the industry's heavy hitters.
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Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

heavy hitter

noun

as in heavy
one of high position or importance within a group many of the heavy hitters in the wine industry were boozing and schmoozing at the expo

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • heavy
  • big
  • heavyweight
  • big shot
  • big gun
  • big boy
  • big wheel
  • big leaguer
  • major leaguer
  • big cheese
  • fat cat
  • big-timer
  • lion
  • king
  • magnate
  • queen
  • poo-bah
  • biggie
  • tycoon
  • prince
  • high-muckety-muck
  • bigfoot
  • wheel
  • muck-a-muck
  • baron
  • bigwig
  • nob
  • kingfish
  • nawab
  • kingpin
  • nabob
  • nibs
  • kahuna
  • princess
  • honcho
  • mucky-muck
  • high-muck-a-muck
  • czar
  • muckety-muck
  • pooh-bah
  • mogul
  • tsar
  • tzar
  • VIP

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • nobody
  • nothing
  • lightweight
  • zero
  • subordinate
  • shrimp
  • nonentity
  • inferior
  • zilch
  • twerp
  • mediocrity
  • obscurity
  • underling
  • whippersnapper
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