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
Wasswa-Eastern African, Ganda
GiosuÈjo-ZWEItalian
Markel-Basque
Aureliaow-RE-lyah (Italian), ow-REL-yah (Polish)Ancient Roman, Romanian, Italian, Spanish, Polish
Lucila-Spanish
Camillakə-MIL-ə (English), kah-MEEL-lah (Italian, Danish), KAH-meel-lah (Finnish)English, Italian, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, German, Ancient Roman, Roman Mythology