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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
bigwig/ˈbɪɡwɪɡ/

▶noun informal an important person.

– origin C18: so named from the large wigs formerly worn by distinguished men.

'bigwig' also found in these Oxford entries:

big wheel - wig

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