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UK
/kˈɪŋpɪn/
]
[ US /ˈkɪŋˌpɪn/ ]
[ US /ˈkɪŋˌpɪn/ ]
NOUN
- the most important person in a group or undertaking
- the front bowling pin in the triangular arrangement of ten pins
- bolt that provides a steering joint in a motor vehicle
How To Use kingpin In A Sentence
- The new kid on the block - or off the block, as the case may be - is having a go at the main man, the kingpin.
- A mismatched pair of detectives are forced to work together to track down a crime kingpin who has introduced a new narcotic to the streets. The Sun
- A JAILED drugs kingpin maintained his illicit empire from inside a prison cell with a smuggled mobile phone. The Sun
- So while some of the kingpins are posing and posturing with flash and flurry, behind the scenes the big debate on the whys and wherefores of possible arrests is going on.
- Al Gore is a Vulcan, sayeth the man who termed kos a "Kingpin. Archive 2007-05-01
- Moreover, with big Colombian cartels broken up and many kingpins in U.S. jails, local participation in the trade has somewhat "atomized," said Salomon Kalmanovitz, an economist and former member of the Colombian Central Bank's board of directors. Drugs Fade in Colombian Economy
- Formed officially in 1775, the American Field Artillery has been the kingpin in the decisiveness of every key battle in which our country has participated.
- Bitch Slap" follows three badass women -- described in the synopsis as "a down-and-out stripper, a drug-running killer and a corporate powerbroker" -- who venture into the desert with the intention of extorting hundreds of millions of dollars from a gang kingpin. EXCLUSIVE: The Ladies Of ‘Bitch Slap’ Get Down And Dirty In These Stills » MTV Movies Blog
- The establishment of more than 10 years. Kingpin customers: near Fujian. City of Jiangxi Province.
- You were the kingpin, no one else mattered. The Sun