bigwig

Etymology
First arose in the 1730s, from. Formerly, English men of authority wore wigs. Bigwig plays on the idea that higher authority is denoted by a larger wig.

Noun

 * 1)  A person of importance to a group or organization.

Translations

 * Czech: ,
 * Dutch: hoge ome,, ,
 * Estonian: suur nina, tähtis tegelane
 * Finnish:, napamies, ,
 * French:, ,
 * German:, , ,
 * Hebrew: איש חשוב מאוד
 * Indonesian:
 * Irish: boc mór
 * Italian:, , pataffione, pallone gonfiato
 * Japanese: (おおもの, ōmono)
 * Polish:, , ,
 * Russian: (big fir-cone),  (important bird)
 * Spanish:, , mandamás
 * Swedish:
 * Welsh: pwysigyn