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Definition of Big enchilada
1. Noun. An important influential person. "The Qaeda commander is a very big fish"
Exact synonyms: Big Cheese, Big Deal, Big Fish, Big Gun, Big Shot, Big Wheel, Head Honcho
Language type: Colloquialism
Generic synonyms: Important Person, Influential Person, Personage
Specialized synonyms: Knocker, Supremo
Language type: Colloquialism
Generic synonyms: Important Person, Influential Person, Personage
Specialized synonyms: Knocker, Supremo
Definition of Big enchilada
1. Noun. (idiomatic) A very important person, especially the highest-ranking individual in an organization. ¹
2. Noun. (idiomatic) Some item of high value, especially a top prize or reward. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Big Enchilada
Literary usage of Big enchilada
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Growing Apart: The Causes and Consequences of Global Wage Inequality by Albert Fishlow, Karen Parker (1999)
"Ross Perot in the United States and Sir James Goldsmith in Europe claim that
trade is the big enchilada, but most studies reject this explanation of rising ..."
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