"big wheel" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-big wheel.ogg [Australia] Forms: big wheels [plural]
Etymology: (tricycle): Originally a brand name. Etymology templates: {{sense|tricycle}} (tricycle): Head templates: {{en-noun}} big wheel (plural big wheels)
  1. (idiomatic) A person with a great deal of power or influence, especially a high-ranking person in an organization. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): People Synonyms: big cheese, big enchilada, big kahuna, important person
    Sense id: en-big_wheel-en-noun-hVK3bH~S Disambiguation of People: 79 17 4
  2. (UK, Ireland) A Ferris wheel. Tags: Ireland, UK Categories (topical): Amusement rides
    Sense id: en-big_wheel-en-noun-p2RkUz-I Disambiguation of Amusement rides: 28 64 8 Categories (other): British English, Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English genericized trademarks, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 61 6 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 26 67 7 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 32 64 5 Disambiguation of English genericized trademarks: 26 60 14 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 27 65 8
  3. (US) A low-riding tricycle with a large front wheel. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-big_wheel-en-noun-QrRx1BkU Categories (other): American English

Inflected forms

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