大物|おおものoomono[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounimportant person; influential figure; big shot; big name; bigwig; heavyweight
   スミスさんは自分じぶんのことを大物おおものだと思おもっている。↗

   Mr Smith thinks that he's a big shot.
2. nounbig thing; big one; big game; big catch; whopper; valuable thing

• Synonym重鎮じゅうちんWrittenWritten/formal word for the mainstay or elder statesman of a field, as in 「政界の重鎮」; 「大物」 is more colloquial and also covers big game or a big catch.
• Synonym重要人物じゅうようじんぶつNeutralNeutral term for a key figure that leans formal, as in 「重要人物リスト」; 「大物」 is more colloquial and carries a sense of weight.
• Synonym大立者おおだてものWrittenWritten/formal, somewhat old-fashioned word for a troupe's star actor or a big name in an industry; 「大物」 is more general and also covers big game and large items.
• SynonymＶＩＰブイ・アイ・ピーNeutralLoanword abbreviation for a very important person, as in 「ＶＩＰ待遇」; 「大物」 stresses influence rather than special treatment.
• SynonymVIPNeutralDuplicate of the previous entry in half-width letters, with no frequency data; refers to VIPs and important guests.
• Related巨人きょじんNeutralMeans a giant or great man, and also the Yomiuri Giants baseball team; 「大物」 focuses on influential big shots.
• Related偉人いじんNeutralA great or eminent person, as in 「偉人伝」; 「大物」 stresses influence and does not necessarily imply greatness.
• Antonym小物こものNeutralAntonym in the sense of big shot vs. small fry; it also means small accessories or articles.

Use 「大物」 for an influential big shot or big game/catch, as in 「大物政治家」 and 「大物を釣る」. Pick 「重鎮」 for a field's elder mainstay, 「ＶＩＰ」 for a VIP, 「偉人」 for a truly great figure; 「小物」 is its opposite for small fry.

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1. 大おおきな物もの。おおもの。