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Bigshot

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nabobnoun(by extension) Someone of great wealth or importance.
big-shotnounAlternative form of big shot. [(informal, idiomatic) A person with a reputation of importance or power.]
hot shotnounA lethal injection of heroin or another opiate.
big wignounAlternative spelling of bigwig. [(informal) A person of importance in a group or organization.]
big-wignounAlternative spelling of bigwig. [(informal) A person of importance in a group or organization.]
crackshotnounAlternative form of crack shot. [An expert marksman with a gun.]
longshotnounAlternative spelling of long shot. [A shot fired at a distant target.]
big-headnounAlternative spelling of bighead. [(countable, colloquial, especially used by children) A person with an inflated opinion of themselves; a conceited or arrogant person.]
mister bignounAlternative form of Mr. Big. [(informal) The head of a crime syndicate, a high-ranking criminal.]
mr bignounAlternative form of Mr. Big. [(informal) The head of a crime syndicate, a high-ranking criminal.]
shot-callernounAlternative form of shot caller. [(slang) Someone in charge, especially the leader of a street gang.]
straight-shooternounAlternative form of straight shooter. [(idiomatic) A person who is honest and forthright.]
cheap-shotverb(transitive) To take a cheap shot at (an opponent).
cheapshotnounAlternative spelling of cheap shot. [A deliberate, unsportsmanlike, and potentially illegal act of aggression against an opponent.]
hail-shotnounAlternative spelling of hailshot. [(obsolete) Small shot that scatters like hailstones.]
bigunnounAlternative form of biggun. [(informal) A large thing.]
shot-gunnounAlternative spelling of shotgun. [(firearms) A gun which fires loads typically consisting of small metal balls, called shot, from a cartridge.]
gut-shotnounHaving been shot in the gut.
jumpshotnounAlternative form of jump shot. [(basketball) A shot in which the player releases the ball at the highest point of a jump.]
snap-shotnounAlternative form of snap shot. [(soccer) A hard shot without much planning.]

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