Big shot
Big shot noun - One of high position or importance within a group.
Usage example: a meeting at which all of the big shots in the company were present
King
King noun - A person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field.
Usage example: the undisputed king of automobile sales for the entire metropolitan area
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- If Jon Snow is really the trueborn son of Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark...he's the King of the Seven Kingdoms ...and neither he nor any big shot of the kingdom has the slightest clue about this.
Source: Unexpected Successor -
Possibly, people were worried that King sounded more important than Queen, and didn't want others to think that the guy that married into the royal family was the big shot.
Source: Gender Is No Object -
Norma: Well, well, well, if it ain't big shot King Marchand, who these days maybe ought to change it to "Queen".
Source: Film / Victor/Victoria
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