a big wheel

An important, successful, or influential person. After Mark successfully persuaded both sides to pass the budget, people considered him to be quite a big wheel in the political arena.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Daisuke	dah-ee-soo-ke	Japanese
Lalo	LAH-lo	Spanish
Ladislaus	LAD-i-slaws (English)	History
Pryor	['praiə]
Norris	['nɔris]
York	YORK	English