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.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Rhonda	RAHN-də	English
Greig	GREG	Scottish
Francisca	frahn-THEES-kah (Spanish), frahn-SEES-kah (Latin American Spanish), frən-SEESH-kə (Portuguese)	Spanish, Portuguese, Late Roman
Brais	BRIES	Galician
XosÉ	-	Galician
Kenton	['kentn]