big daddy
big daddy noun: a man of importance by reason of power, size or seniority.
Noun
big daddy (plural big daddies)
- A man of importance by reason of power, size or seniority.
- Synonyms:
- baron, big cheese, big enchilada, big gun, big kahuna, big man, big name, big noise, big shot, bigwig
- In the southern United States, the male head of a household; sometimes a grandfather.
- A stud; a handsome, well-built man.
- Something large, powerful, or superlative.
- The basic 10K, known as a tenner or studio 10K, has a 20-inch fresnel. The big daddy of the group is the Big Eye tenner, which has a 24-inch lens.2008, Blain Brown, Motion Picture and Video Lighting, page 11
Synonyms of big daddy
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- big wheel
- boss
- grand poobah
- head honcho
- heavy hitter
- heavyweight
- high muckamuck
- high muckety-muck
- king of all one surveys
- king of the castle
- king of the hill
- kingpin
- macher
- mayor
- muckamuck
- muckety muck
- mugwump
- numero uno
- panjandrum
- poobah
- rooster
- somebody
- top banana
- top boy
- top cat
- top dog
- top gun
- very important person
- VIP
- wheel
Forms of big daddy
| plural | big daddies |
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Questions about big daddy
- What does big daddy mean?
- Big daddy means a man of importance by reason of power, size or seniority.
- What part of speech is big daddy?
- Big daddy is a noun.
- What is the plural of big daddy?
- The plural of big daddy is big daddies.
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