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Grammar : Noun
Spell : king-pin
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɪŋˌpɪn



Definition of kingpin

Origin :
  • also king-pin, 1801 as the name of the large pin in the game of kayles (similar to bowls except a club or stick was thrown instead of a ball; cf. "Games, Gaming and Gamesters' Laws," Frederick Brandt, London, 1871), from king with a sense of "chief" + pin (n.). The modern use is mainly figurative and is perhaps from the word's use as another name for the king-bolt (itself from 1825) in a machinery, though the figurative use is attested earlier (1867) than the literal.
  • As in pivot : noun center point about which something
  • As in authority : noun expert, animate or inanimate
  • As in commander : noun leader of military or other organization
  • As in director : noun manager
  • As in employer : noun person, business who hires
Example sentences :
  • He said he was the kingpin of the tooth-pullers, and I believe he was.
  • Extract from : « Mind and Body » by William Walker Atkinson
  • You are to be a kingpin witness in my case against two pickpockets.
  • Extract from : « The Arrow of Fire » by Roy J. Snell
  • But there's another day, and the kingpin and I may yet lock horns.
  • Extract from : « Our Young Aeroplane Scouts in Germany » by Horace Porter
  • On every block he met acquaintances who had even toasted him—with his own wine; toasted him as the kingpin.
  • Extract from : « Garrison's Finish » by W. B. M. Ferguson
  • I just went out and sent that whole moving picture outfit reeling, Kingpin and all!
  • Extract from : « The Shriek » by Charles Somerville
  • The kingpin of the whole structure erected above the deck of a yacht is the bobstay.
  • Extract from : « On Yachts and Yacht Handling » by Thomas Fleming Day
  • Wait now, Bertrand Meade, who seemed to be the kingpin of the whole movement—yes, Meade owned that tiny island.
  • Extract from : « The Sensitive Man » by Poul William Anderson
  • The rookies, too, look up to you as a kingpin pitcher and batter, and theyll be just clay in your hands.
  • Extract from : « Baseball Joe, Captain of the Team » by Lester Chadwick

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