"big man" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: big men [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|big men}} big man (plural big men)
  1. (anthropology) A male individual in a tribe who has great status and influence, especially in Melanesia and Polynesia. Categories (topical): Anthropology, People
    Sense id: en-big_man-en-noun-rdSyMNKd Disambiguation of People: 83 0 17 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 40 10 50 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 52 6 43 Topics: anthropology, human-sciences, sciences
  2. (politics) A corrupt, autocratic ruler. Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-big_man-en-noun-BnEv6OCI Topics: government, politics
  3. Synonym of big guy (“term of endearment”) Synonyms: big guy [synonym, synonym-of] Derived forms: bigmanism
    Sense id: en-big_man-en-noun-VCMJcy2E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 4 54 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 40 10 50 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 52 6 43

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