King - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a competitor who holds a preeminent position (syn: queen)
- a very wealthy or powerful businessman (syn: baron, magnate, mogul, power, tycoon)
- preeminence in a particular category or group or field
- United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925)
- United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968)
- a checker that has been moved to the opponent's first row where it is promoted to a piece that is free to move either forward or backward
- one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king
- (chess) the weakest but the most important piece
Extra examples
He pledged his loyalty to the king and queen.
He became king at a young age.
He's widely regarded as the king of soul music.
He was voted king of the prom.
The lion is known as the king of the jungle.
She won the game by checkmating his king.
Henry VIII, King of England
On 2 December Henry VI was crowned king (=made the king at an official ceremony).
The lion is the king of the jungle.
With her at my side, I felt like a king.
Voltaire, the uncrowned king of his age
Martin Luther King, Jr., fought for social change.
The king issued a decree forbidding all protests.
The king assumed the throne when he was very young.
They bowed before the king as a sign of respect.
Word forms
singular: king
plural: kings
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