big-timer en · NOUN
Etymology
From big time + -er.
Meanings
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A major player in the field in question: someone who is in the big time
The small-timers, as he put it, kept their currency in their homes, in safes, in false ceilings, under beds. When necessary, our tax people know where to look. The big-timers, however, use Swiss banks.
1992, Shashi Tharoor, Show Business: A Novel, page 144:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| big-timers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |