Synonyms for kingpin
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : king-pin |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɪŋˌpɪn |
Top 10 synonyms for kingpin Other synonyms for the word kingpin
- arbiter
- aristocrat
- axle
- Bible
- big cheese
- big person
- big shot
- big wig
- boss
- brains
- brass
- buff
- businessperson
- capitalist
- center
- CEO
- chair
- city hall
- co
- connoisseur
- controller
- czar
- don
- egghead
- establishment
- exec
- executive
- executive officer
- feds
- focal point
- front office
- fulcrum
- governor
- guru
- head
- head honcho
- head person
- heart
- helmer
- high priest/priestess
- higher up
- hinge
- hub
- ivory dome
- judge
- juice
- key player
- kingfish
- kingpin
- law
- lead-off person
- leader
- management
- manager
- manufacturer
- mastermind
- meal ticket
- officer
- organization
- organizer
- outfit
- overseer
- owner
- patron
- person upstairs
- player
- point person
- power elite
- President
- principal
- pro
- producer
- professional
- professor
- proprietor
- pundit
- revolves axis
- ruler
- scholar
- shaft
- skipper
- slavedriver
- specialist
- spindle
- superintendent
- supervisor
- swivel
- textbook
- top banana
- top brass
- top dog
- top hand
- top person
- turning point
- upstairs
- veteran
- virtuoso
- whiz
- wizard
- workers big cheese
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for kingpin
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