"big-timer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: big-timers [plural]
Etymology: big time + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|big time|er|id2=occupation}} big time + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} big-timer (plural big-timers)
  1. A major player in the field in question: someone who is in the big time
    Sense id: en-big-timer-en-noun-fi~tU2Kz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (occupation)

Inflected forms

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