kingpin

English

Etymology

king +‎ pin

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɪŋ.pɪn/

Noun

kingpin (plural kingpins)

1. (motorized vehicles) The axis around which steered wheels pivot; a bolt that holds the axis in place—a kingbolt.
2. (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.
3. The most important person in an undertaking or organization.
4. 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

Translations

auto part

• Bulgarian: ос (bg) f (os)
• Danish: kongetap c (rail: between the freight car and the semi-trailer)
• Finnish: olkatappi
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• Russian: ось (ru) f (osʹ), вал (ru) m (val), шкво́рень (ru) m (škvórenʹ)
• Serbo-Croatian: osovina (sh)

most important person

• Finnish: napamies
• Hungarian: fejes (hu), góré (hu), nagykutya
• Portuguese: manda-chuva (pt)
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• Russian: центра́льная фигу́ра n (centrálʹnaja figúra), ва́жное лицо́ n (vážnoje licó)
• Spanish: jefazo, mandamás

Anagrams

• pink gin, pinking

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Cebuano

Etymology

From English kingpin.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: king‧pin

Noun

kingpin

1. a kingpin; the most important person in an undertaking or organization