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big wheel

big wheel noun: a person with a great deal of power or influence, especially a high-ranking person in an organization.

Noun

big wheel (plural big wheels)

  1. (idiomatic) A person with a great deal of power or influence, especially a high-ranking person in an organization.
    • She's a big wheel at IBM.
  2. (Ireland, UK) A Ferris wheel.
  3. (US) A low-riding tricycle with a large front wheel.

big wheel meaning in Tamil and Bengali

big wheel in Tamil

முக்கியத் தலைவர்

big wheel in Bengali

একটি নাগরদোলা

Synonyms of big wheel

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All synonyms of big wheel

Forms of big wheel

pluralbig wheels

Origin of big wheel

(tricycle): Originally a brand name.

Questions about big wheel

What does big wheel mean?
Big wheel means a person with a great deal of power or influence, especially a high-ranking person in an organization.
What is big wheel in Tamil?
Big wheel in Tamil is முக்கியத் தலைவர். See Big wheel meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is big wheel?
Big wheel is a noun.
What is the plural of big wheel?
The plural of big wheel is big wheels.

Words near big wheel in the dictionary

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  2. big ups
  3. big wall
  4. big walls
  5. Big Wave Bay
  6. big wheel
  7. big wheels
  8. big white chief
  9. big white chiefs
  10. big white telephone
  11. big white telephones

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Adapted from Wiktionary: big wheel (page history and authors); big wheel (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); big wheel (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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