big daddy

1. a man who is powerful, important or rich, or all of these. He is usually a man who acts like a father to people who work for him or depend on him. Big Daddy is the name of the frightening head of the family in the play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1955) by Tennessee Williams.

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[TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲

big daddy
[American & Australian]
the biggest or most important person, animal or thing in a group.
It's the largest electronics company in the world - the big daddy of them all

Shamu the killer whale is the big daddy of the aquarium.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

big daddy
n., slang, informal The most important, largest thing, person or animal in a congregation of similar persons, animals, or objects.
The whale is the big daddy of everything that swims in the ocean.
The H-bomb is the big daddy of all modern weapons.
Al Capone was the big daddy of organized crime in Chicago during Prohibition.

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