English
wikipedia
Pronunciation
IPA|'kɪ�.pɪn
Noun
en-noun
#context|motorized vehicles The axis around which steered wheels pivot; a bolt that holds the axis in place�a kingbolt.
#context|ten pin bowling The pin at the front of the triangle of bowling pins.
- The most important person in an undertaking or organization.
Synonyms
Most important person: big cheese, big enchilada, big kahuna, bigwig, big wheel, grand poobah, head honcho, muckety muck, top banana, top dog
fa:kingpin
pt:kingpin
vi:kingpin
zh:kingpin
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