big-timer

A major player in the field in question: someone who is in the big time

Noun

  1. A major player in the field in question: someone who is in the big time
    • The small-timers, as he put it, kept their currency in their homes, in safes, in false ceilings, under beds. When necessary, our tax people know where to look. The big-timers, however, use Swiss banks. - 1992, Shashi...

Origin

From big time + -er.

Forms

big-timers