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kingpin
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun kingpin has 3 senses
- kingpin(n = noun.person) bigwig, top banana - the most important person in a group or undertaking; Array is a kind of important person, influential person, personage
- kingpin(n = noun.artifact) kingbolt, swivel pin - bolt that provides a steering joint in a motor vehicle; Array is a kind of bolt
- kingpin(n = noun.artifact) headpin - the front bowling pin in the triangular arrangement of ten pins; Array is a kind of bowling pin, pin
OXFORD DICTIONARY
kingpin, n.
1 a a main or large bolt in a central position. b a vertical bolt used as a pivot.
2 an essential person or thing, esp. in a complex system.
1 a a main or large bolt in a central position. b a vertical bolt used as a pivot.
2 an essential person or thing, esp. in a complex system.
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