a big gun



a big gun/noise

  (informal)
an important or powerful person in a group or organization She's a big gun in city politics.
See also: big, gun

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Theophilusthee-AHF-ə-ləs (English)Biblical, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Aleksandraah-lyek-SAHN-drah (Russian), ah-leek-SAHN-drah (Russian), ahl-ek-SAHN-drah (Polish)Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Serbian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian, Estonian
Sedna-Mythology
AlunA-leen, A-linWelsh
Houssam-Arabic
Fermin-Basque