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big name
1noun
- a person who has a preeminent public reputation in a specified field:
He's a big name in education.
big-name
2[ big-neym ]
adjective
- having a widespread public reputation as a leader in a specified field; famous:
a big-name doctor; a big-name actress.
- of, relating to, or composed of a big-name person or persons.
big name
noun
- informal.
- a famous person
- ( as modifier )
a big-name performer
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Origin of big name1
Origin of big name2
Example Sentences
He will be the second big name on-air talent to leave since the spin-off was announced.
According to Ms Bhandare, Chakraborty "became expendable in the pursuit of a juicy story" since she "was not a big name and had no powerful people backing her in the film industry".
One was Carell’s lead role in the summer box office hit “The 40-Year-Old Virgin,†which turned him into a movie star and a draw for a show that avoided casting big name actors at the start.
Heavyweight Fabio Wardley: "It's a fantastic card and shows how far women's boxing has come and how many stars are being built. I see a changing of a guard, which is almost how the fight has been set up and designed to be. I can see a Price win and then become the next big name in women's boxing. The likes of Jonas and Katie Taylor are similar to Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua, they are on the backend and have had their big moments and are finishing up."
“And I’m so proud of JuJu Watkins for pretty much doing the exact same thing. It is not easy to go to a program that is in last place or second-to-last place and you’re coming with this big name and you’re hoping that you can draw other athletes to come in. It took a lot.â€
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