great gun

noun

A person of great importance or talent.

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noungreat gun (plural great guns)

plural great guns

  1. obsoletegovernmentObsolete form of big gun.
  2. figurativelyA person of great importance or talent.

    Synonyms: bigwig

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nounA person of great importance or talent.

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great gun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/great%20gun

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“great gun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/great%20gun. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “great gun,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/great%20gun.

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