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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

big′ gun′, [Slang.]

Slang Termsan influential or important person or thing:He's a big gun in science.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

big gun

an important or influential person

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