a big cheese



a big cheese

  (humorous)
an important or powerful person in a group or organization Apparently her father is a big cheese in one of the major banks.
See also: big, cheese

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Bowser['bɑuzə]
BecciBEK-eeEnglish (Modern)
Javed-Persian, Urdu
Stern[stə:n]
Henley['henli]
Isottaee-ZOT-tahItalian