26984 words

kingpin

4 definitions • 4 examples
1

Examples:

the kingpin of a criminal gang
2
in tenpin bowling (= a game played inside, in which you roll a heavy ball down a track to try to knock down a group of pins (= tall, thin wooden objects)), the pin that is in the middle of the group:

Examples:

If the kingpin is knocked over, it will usually make all the other pins fall.
3
the most important person in an organization:

Examples:

He was the kingpin of the Democratic organization in Chicago.
4
the most important person in a company or organization, often an illegal organization:

Examples:

a drugs/crime kingpin

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