Synonyms for kingfish
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : king-fish |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɪŋˌfɪʃ |
Top 10 synonyms for kingfish Other synonyms for the word kingfish
- arbiter
- aristocrat
- Bible
- big cheese
- big shot
- big wig
- boss
- brains
- brass
- buff
- CEO
- city hall
- co
- connoisseur
- czar
- don
- egghead
- establishment
- exec
- executive
- feds
- front office
- governor
- guru
- head honcho
- head person
- high priest/priestess
- higher up
- ivory dome
- kingfish
- kingpin
- lead-off person
- mastermind
- point person
- power elite
- pro
- professional
- professor
- pundit
- ruler
- scholar
- skipper
- specialist
- textbook
- top banana
- top brass
- top dog
- top hand
- upstairs
- veteran
- virtuoso
- whiz
- wizard
Définition of kingfish
- As in authority : noun expert, animate or inanimate
- As in commander : noun leader of military or other organization
- Mostly they are caught by accident while drags are set for kingfish or barracuda.
- Extract from : « Tales of Fishes » by Zane Grey
- For its size, the kingfish is considered the gamest of all salt-water fishes.
- Extract from : « Bass, Pike, Perch, and Others » by James Alexander Henshall
- But as I fish for sailfish with a free-running reel, of course I am exasperated when a kingfish takes hold.
- Extract from : « Tales of Fishes » by Zane Grey
- Kingfish are savage strikers and they almost invariably hook themselves when the drag is set.
- Extract from : « Tales of Fishes » by Zane Grey
- Put two kingfish on a buttered platter or pan, season with salt and pepper, add a glass of white wine, put in oven and bake.
- Extract from : « The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book » by Victor Hirtzler
- Canoes on the old Carib pattern were slipping along outside, trailing lines for kingfish and bonitos.
- Extract from : « The English in the West Indies » by James Anthony Froude
- The kingfish is also known as barb and sea mink in the North, and in the South as whiting.
- Extract from : « Bass, Pike, Perch, and Others » by James Alexander Henshall
- He put his line down, saying, "Me-she-nah-ma-gwai (the name of the kingfish), take hold of my bait."
- Extract from : « The Myth of Hiawatha, and Other Oral Legends, Mythologic and Allegoric, of the North American Indians » by Henry R. Schoolcraft
- Their feeding habits are similar to those of the kingfish, and in their season they can be captured in the same way.
- Extract from : « Bass, Pike, Perch, and Others » by James Alexander Henshall
- It is frequently caught by the Key West fishermen when trolling for kingfish with a bait of bacon-rind.
- Extract from : « Bass, Pike, Perch, and Others » by James Alexander Henshall
Antonyms for kingfish
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