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BNC: 39689 COCA: 19852

kingpin

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
kingpin /ˈkɪŋˌpɪn/ noun
plural kingpins
kingpin
/ˈkɪŋˌpɪn/
noun
plural kingpins
Learner's definition of KINGPIN
[count]
: a person who controls an organization or activity(组织或活动中的)主要人物,领袖,头目
BNC: 39689 COCA: 19852

kingpin

noun

king·​pin ˈkiŋ-ˌpin How to pronounce kingpin (audio)
1
: the chief person in a group or undertaking
2
: any of several bowling pins: such as
a
b
: the pin that stands in the middle of a triangular arrangement of bowling pins
3
a
b
: a pin connecting the two parts of a knuckle joint (as in an automobile steering linkage)

Example Sentences

kingpins of the movie industry a police sting that nabbed several kingpins of the city's drug trade
Recent Examples on the Web Much of the prosecution’s case hinged on the word of Richard Byrd, kingpin of a multistate marijuana operation and nightclub owner, who cooperated with the government in exchange for an early release from prison. Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun, 17 Aug. 2022 For now, Clemson remains the kingpin of the ACC, and given the uncertainty of the future of the college football landscape, perhaps that isn’t such a bad place to be. Scott Keepfer, USA TODAY, 21 July 2022 Johnson is charged with 44 counts, including serving as a drug kingpin and supervising a criminal gang. Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 1 Sep. 2022 Breaking Bad was the story of a high school chemistry teacher who becomes a murderous drug kingpin. Frederick Hess, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022 Kai goes undercover as a chef in a local restaurant to gather intel on a criminal kingpin with connections to the location. Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2022 With gasoline prices near record highs and inflation fears mounting, Biden visited OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia last month. Matt Egan, CNN, 3 Aug. 2022 Arellano’s rise to drug kingpin, and his family’s control of the lucrative Tijuana smuggling corridor in the 1990s, are now part of narco lore. Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2022 Last week, viewers saw drug kingpin Gus Fring (Giancarlo Esposito) dispatch an adversary, and Mike Ehrmantraut (Jonathan Banks) trying to keep Gus, Jimmy/Saul and Kim safe, a task that has proven to be harder than expected. oregonlive, 18 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1773, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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The first known use of kingpin was in 1773
BNC: 39689 COCA: 19852

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