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English
Etymology
king + pin
Pronunciation
Noun
kingpin (plural kingpins)
- (transport) The axis around which steered wheels pivot; a bolt that holds the axis in place—a kingbolt.
- (transport) The pivot or connector between a tractor and trailer in the fifth-wheel coupling of semi-trailer truck.
- (ten-pin bowling) The pin at the centre of the triangle of bowling pins (originally the tallest pin in kayles). Sometimes also the headpin at the apex.
- The most important person in an undertaking or organization.
2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Salarians: Culture Codex entry:The rare salarian females are cloistered on their worlds out of tradition and respect. Powerful female Dalatrasses are dynasts and political kingpins. They determine the political course of their respective regions through shrewd negotiation.
- The bolt holding together the truck of a roller skate or skateboard.
Synonyms
- (most important person): big cheese, big enchilada, big tamale, big kahuna, bigwig, big wheel, grand poobah, head honcho, muckety muck, top banana, top dog, big noise, queenpin
Derived terms
Descendants
Translations
most important person
- Finnish: napamies
- German: Hauptperson (de) f, wichtigster Mann m, Dreh- und Angelpunkt (de) m, entscheidende Figur f, Großkopferter (de) m, Bonze (de) m, , Nummer eins f
- Hungarian: fejes (hu), góré (hu), nagykutya (hu)
- Indonesian: gembong (id)
- Portuguese: manda-chuva (pt)
- Russian: центра́льная фигу́ра n (centrálʹnaja figúra), ва́жное лицо́ n (vážnoje licó)
- Spanish: jefazo, mandamás
- Swedish: stöttepelare (sv)
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Anagrams
Cebuano
Etymology
Borrowed from English kingpin.
Pronunciation
Noun
kingpin
- kingpin
- (transport) axis where which steered wheels pivot; bolt that holds the pivot in place
- most important person in an undertaking or organization
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from English kingpin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkiŋpin/,
- Hyphenation: king‧pin
Noun
kingpin (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜅ᜔ᜉᜒᜈ᜔)
- kingpin
- (transport) axis where which steered wheels pivot; bolt that holds the pivot in place
- most important person in an undertaking or organization
Further reading
- “kingpin”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018