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- Dictionarykingpin/ˈkɪŋpɪn/
noun
- 1. a main or large bolt in a central position.
- 2. a person or thing that is essential to the success of an organization or operation: "the kingpins of the television industry"
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The meaning of KINGPIN is the chief person in a group or undertaking. How to use kingpin in a sentence.
KINGPIN definition: 1. the most important person within a particular organization 2. the most important person within a…. Learn more.
KINGPIN meaning: 1. the most important person within a particular organization 2. the most important person within a…. Learn more.
The kingpin is the bigwig or the very most important, authoritative, or essential person in a group. The kingpins of the music business are often the owners of record labels rather than the actual musicians, and the kingpin of your bowling team is the person who bowls a strike every single time.
noun. 1. the most important person in an organization. 2. the crucial or most important feature of a theory, argument, etc. 3. Also called (Brit): swivel pin. a pivot pin that provides a steering joint in a motor vehicle by securing the stub axle to the axle beam. 4. tenpin bowling. the front pin in the triangular arrangement of the ten pins. 5.
noun. Bowling. headpin. the pin at the center; the number five pin. Informal. the person of chief importance in a corporation, movement, undertaking, etc. Informal. the chief element of any system, plan, or the like. a kingbolt.
king•pin. (ˈkɪŋˌpɪn) n. 1. (in bowling) a. the headpin. b. the pin at the center. 2. Informal. a person or thing of chief importance. 3. either of the pins that are a part of the mechanism for turning the front wheels in some automotive steering systems.
A complete guide to the word "KINGPIN": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
Synonyms for KINGPIN: heavyweight, heavy, big, magnate, tycoon, king, lion, queen; Antonyms of KINGPIN: nobody, nothing, shrimp, lightweight, zero, nonentity, subordinate, whippersnapper.
Definition of kingpin noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
