kingpin
English
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editkingpin (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
edit- (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
editDescendants
edit- → Cebuano: kingpin
Translations
editauto part
most important person
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Anagrams
editCebuano
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English kingpin.
Pronunciation
edit- Hyphenation: king‧pin
Noun
editkingpin
- kingpin
- (transport) axis where which steered wheels pivot; bolt that holds the pivot in place
- most important person in an undertaking or organization
Tagalog
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English kingpin.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈkiŋpin/ [ˈkim.pɪn̪]
- Rhymes: -iŋpin
- Syllabification: king‧pin
Noun
editkingpin (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
edit- “kingpin”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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