Kingpin - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈkɪŋpɪn|  American pronunciation of the word kingpin
Brit.  |ˈkɪŋpɪn|  British pronunciation of the word kingpin

noun

- the most important person in a group or undertaking (syn: bigwig)
- bolt that provides a steering joint in a motor vehicle (syn: kingbolt)
- the front bowling pin in the triangular arrangement of ten pins

Extra examples

...a police sting that nabbed several kingpins of the city's drug trade...

The newer generation knows that he is the kingpin of their system.

Word forms

noun
singular: kingpin
plural: kingpins
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