Meanings
big game1
- uncountableAny large animal(s) hunted for sport.
The proposed law will prevent big game hunters from bringing home body parts of 7,000 species including lions, rhinos, elephants and polar bears. It comes two years after the government pledged to introduce a ban.
2021 December 10, Jamie Grierson, “British big game hunters to be banned from bringing trophies home”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
Big Game2
- USeuphemistichobbiesSynonym of Super Bowl (“the annual national American football championship for the U.S. based National Football League”)
Synonyms: Super Bowl
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounSynonym of Super Bowl (“the annual national American football championship for the U.S. based National Football League”)
Origin
From big + game, since it is the most prominent sports match.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan caça major
- caça majorlarge animals hunted for sport
Finnish suurriista
- suurriistalarge animals hunted for sport
Portuguese caça grossa, pesca grossa
- caça grossalarge animals hunted for sport
- pesca grossalarge animals hunted for sport
Swedish storvilt
- storviltlarge animals hunted for sport
Cite this entry
big game. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/big%20game
“big game.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/big%20game. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “big game,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/big%20game.
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