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big name

big name noun: a widely-known reputation, especially one that is favorable.

Noun

big name (plural big names)

  1. (idiomatic) A widely-known reputation, especially one that is favorable.
    • Solly had carried on the old business, and was making a big name for himself.1909, P. G. Wodehouse, chapter 2, in The Swoop! or How Clarence Saved England
    • He made a big name in the war. And since he's been in the ranger service he's done wonders.1915, Zane Grey, chapter 11, in The Lone Star Ranger
    Synonyms:
    fame, recognition, renown
  2. (idiomatic) A prominent individual, especially one who is favorably regarded.
    • All the big Hollywood names were present.
    • "You don't want me, you want a big name. They're all set to hang you over there. . . . It's a job for the biggest and best criminal lawyer in town."1917, Sherwood Anderson, chapter 4, in Marching Men

big name meaning in Bengali

big name in Bengali

একটি সুপরিচিত সুখ্যাতি, একজন বিশিষ্ট ব্যক্তি

Examples of big name in a sentence

  • Do you want to go out there and do the right things or do you want to make that big hit to gain a big name?2013 January 29, Benjamin Hoffman, “At Media Day, Spotlight on Head Injuries Grows”, in New York Times, retrieved 10 Oct 2013:
  • With the big names of Europe assembled in Washington for the signing of the Atlantic Pact, the pact itself and its implications continue to be the world's biggest story.1949 April 10, Owen Lattimore, "Big Problem is to Make UN Work, Too," Sunday Herald (Connecticut USA), p. 12 (retrieved 10 Oct 2013)
  • [J]ust before Christmas 1983 . . . our editors were alerted that the surrealist painter Joan Miro had died. (A big name almost always dies around Christmas.)2004 Mach 26, Richard Corliss, "That Old Feeling at 100," Time (retrieved 10 Oct 2013)

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Forms of big name

pluralbig names

Questions about big name

What does big name mean?
Big name means a widely-known reputation, especially one that is favorable.
What is big name in Bengali?
Big name in Bengali is একটি সুপরিচিত সুখ্যাতি, একজন বিশিষ্ট ব্যক্তি. See Big name meaning in Bengali.
How do you use big name in a sentence?
Do you want to go out there and do the right things or do you want to make that big hit to gain a big name?
What part of speech is big name?
Big name is a noun.
What is the plural of big name?
The plural of big name is big names.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: big name (page history and authors); big name (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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