Definition of big cheese Big cheese
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What does big cheese mean?
WordNet
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| big cheese - an important influential person; "he thinks he's a big shot"; "she's a big deal in local politics"; "the Qaeda commander is a very big fish" | ||
| big shot, big gun, big wheel, big deal, big enchilada, big fish, head honcho | ||
| important person, influential person, personage a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events | ||
| colloquialism a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech | ||
| knocker a device (usually metal and ornamental) attached by a hinge to a door | ||
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Wiktionary 
- big cheese (Noun)
A very important figure, especially a high-ranking person in an organization.
