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A person of consequence; as, the bigwigs of society.

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  1. a. A person of consequence; as, the bigwigs of society.
  2. n. the most important person in a group or undertaking
  3. A person of consequence; as, the bigwigs of society. [Jocose] In our youth we have heard him spoken of by the bigwigs with extreme condescension. Dickens.
  4. A person of consequence; as, the bigwigs of society. [Jocose]In our youth we have heard him spoken of by the bigwigs with extremecondescension. Dickens.
  5. n:100 n the most important person in a group or undertaking