big-bugs

He readily assented, "Yas, yas, massa, I show you whar de _big-bugs_ stop;" but at once turning to another darky standing near, he accosted him with, "Here, Jim, you lazy nigga, tote de gemman's tings."

Among the Pines or, South in Secession Time James R. Gilmore

And what sort of man am I when I go up against these big-bugs of industry at their conventions, and conferences, appearing as representative of The Courier which represents their interests?

Success A Novel Samuel Hopkins Adams 1914

And now, see! there is whispering on the stage among the big-bugs.

Mr. Crewe's Career — Complete Winston Churchill 1909

And now, see! there is whispering on the stage among the big-bugs.

Mr. Crewe's Career — Volume 3 Winston Churchill 1909

And now, see! there is whispering on the stage among the big-bugs.

Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill Winston Churchill 1909

"No," replied one of her tormentors, "but you ain't aimin 'to miss your chance o' goin 't' th 'city t' live with them big-bugs."

The Shepherd of the Hills Harold Bell Wright 1908

You see, 'twas a good while sence Jonadab and me had been to a wedding, and we know there'd be mostly young folks there and a good many big-bugs, we presumed likely, and 'twas going to cost consider'ble to get rigged -- not to mention the price of passage, and one thing a '' nother.

Cape Cod Stories Joseph Crosby Lincoln 1907

Now, just because it's summer and there's city big-bugs in the neighborhood innocent enough to let you tinker with their autos -- though they'll never do it but once -- I don't propose to be put off.

The Woman-Haters: a yarn of Eastboro twin-lights Joseph Crosby Lincoln 1907

Got there and found you'd come into money and had moved to Scarford and was livin 'with the big-bugs.

Cap'n Dan's Daughter Joseph Crosby Lincoln 1907

And Cap'n Marcellus and his partners was looked up to and respected; not much more'n boys they wan't, but they was big-bugs, I tell you, and they wore beaver hats to church on Sunday, every man jack of 'em.

Mary-'Gusta Joseph Crosby Lincoln 1907