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great gun

great gun noun: a person of great importance or talent. Also the obsolete form of big gun.

Noun

great gun (plural great guns)

  1. (figuratively) A person of great importance or talent.
    Synonyms:
    bigwig

Also used as

great gun is also the obsolete form of big gun.

Synonyms of great gun

Forms of great gun

pluralgreat guns

Words formed from great gun

Questions about great gun

What does great gun mean?
Great gun means a person of great importance or talent.
What part of speech is great gun?
Great gun is a noun.
What is the plural of great gun?
The plural of great gun is great guns.

Words near great gun in the dictionary

  1. great grey owl
  2. great grey owls
  3. great grey shrike
  4. great grey shrikes
  5. great gross
  6. great gun
  7. great guns
  8. great hall
  9. great halls
  10. Great Hampden
  11. Great Harrowden

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