What is "big cheese"

n. (context idiomatic English) A very important figure, especially a high-ranking person in an organization.

n. an important influential person; "he thinks he's a big shot"; "she's a big deal in local politics"; "the Qaeda commander is a very big fish" [syn: big shot, big gun, big wheel, big deal, big enchilada, big fish, head honcho]

Big Cheese is an independent music magazine published in the United Kingdom that covers alternative music including rock, punk, and metal. It is circulated monthly.

A big cheese is a boss or other senior person, particularly in an organization.

Big Cheese or The Big Cheese may also refer to:

• Big Cheese (magazine), an independent music magazine published in the United Kingdom
• "Big Cheese" (song), by American rock group Nirvana
• "Big Cheese", a song by American rock band Bayside from their 2014 album, Cult
• Bodalla Big Cheese, a visitor attraction in Bodalla, New South Wales
• Big Cheese, the prime minister of Little Tokyo in the anime Samurai Pizza Cats
• "The Big Cheese", an episode of animated series Camp Lazlo
• "The Big Cheese", an episode of animated series Dexter's Laboratory
• "The Big Cheese", an episode of animated series Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends
• "The Big Cheese", an episode of animated series Maggie and the Ferocious Beast