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单词 big man
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Definition of big man in English:

big man

noun ˈbɪɡ man
  • 1A man of high status or importance in a social group, organization, business, etc.; a leader, a boss.

  • 2North American"big man on (the) campus" (also with capital initials): a (superlatively) popular or influential male student at a college or university. Abbreviated BMOC.

  • 3Cultural Anthropology. In Melanesia: a leader of a social group; (now) specifically a leader whose status or authority is founded on characteristics such as economic or social success, rather than heredity.

Origin

Late 18th century; earliest use found in The Times. From big + man.

Definition of big man in US English:

big man

nounˈbɪɡ man
  • 1A man of high status or importance in a social group, organization, business, etc.; a leader, a boss.

  • 2North American"big man on (the) campus" (also with capital initials): a (superlatively) popular or influential male student at a college or university. Abbreviated BMOC.

  • 3Cultural Anthropology. In Melanesia: a leader of a social group; (now) specifically a leader whose status or authority is founded on characteristics such as economic or social success, rather than heredity.

Origin

Late 18th century; earliest use found in The Times. From big + man.

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