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Mr. Big en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (informal) The head of a crime syndicate, a high-ranking criminal.
   • Now the quality of arrests will presumably receive an emphasis that long overdue. The “Mr. Bigs” will properly become targets. 1971 November 26, “Getting ‘Mr. Big’”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
   • In this view the very idea of there being these marvelous Government secrets is comforting. As long as our guys have the secrets, we are safe. If Mr. Big, or Blofeld, or Ming of the planet Mungo, or the K.G.B. should get our secrets, they might be able to control the world. 1973 May 26, Russell Baker, “The Mr. Big Myth”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
   • 'With the help of the FBI we've traced the ownership of this boat and of the island to a man called Mr. Big, a negro gangster. Lives in Harlem. Ever heard of him?' 1954, Ian Fleming, “Interview with M”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 17:

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crime lord · ganglord · Mr. Big · Aaron