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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Based on its size, this big boy was near the end of its lifespan and the winter weather was taking its toll.
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Stan Tekiela, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Unfortunately, very big boy Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees took the crown this season with 58 home runs.
—Bryan Walsh, Vox, 30 Dec. 2024
This is going to be a very big boy, free cash flow game.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2024
One of those big boys dropped off a wolf's head at my feet and looked up at me, then walked off.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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Stan Tekiela, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Unfortunately, very big boy Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees took the crown this season with 58 home runs.
—Bryan Walsh, Vox, 30 Dec. 2024
This is going to be a very big boy, free cash flow game.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2024
One of those big boys dropped off a wolf's head at my feet and looked up at me, then walked off.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Big boy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20boy. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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