Big Timer

There's Grover Norquist, a conservative movement big-timer, joining up with GOProud -- the "national organization of gay conservatives" that served as a CPAC sponsor. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The first big-timer to step up was Jermaine Dupri, the multiplatinum producer. ❋ Pimpin’ Ken With Karen Hunter (2007)

Every big-timer who contributed to this film in some significant way needs to drive out to the desert and hide out for a week or two. ❋ Ed Gorman (2007)

Post Orange, and now with the Whitbread Book of the Year award too, she is a big-timer. ❋ Michael Allen (2005)

Boy, big-timer, you reeled in the big fish this morning, didn't you? ❋ Unknown (2005)

Hideki Matsui is a big-timer in New York, a triumphant Yankee for most of seven seasons who saved his best for last - an MVP award in the 2009 World Series. ❋ [email protected] (John Shea (2011)

"He came through in the kind of manner you would expect a big-timer to come through." ❋ Unknown (2010)

Even though he is the big blue-chipper at this week's prospect camp, Kadri doesn't intend to play the big-timer. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But virtually any step-up against a big-timer this season ended in defeat.

"If I had a lot of playing time, if I was a real big-timer, I probably wouldn't have had a relationship with God as much as I have." ❋ Unknown (2009)

It sounds like Sturridge is a big-timer before he has proved he can cut it at the top and, injury niggles or not, seeing Kakuta's elevation will either sting him into action or make him sulk. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Reid, a one-time Florida commitment who changed his mind and signed with FSU, is a big-timer on punt returns. ❋ Unknown (2009)