kingpin



kingpin

1. n. a major figure in organized crime. (Underworld. From the term for the front bowling pin in a triangular array of pins.) The drug kingpins are well protected.
2. n. a boss. My uncle is the kingpin in this organization.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
MyrgjÖL-Ancient Scandinavian
SlametSLAH-metIndonesian, Javanese
Astman['æstmən]
Bopha-Khmer
Beasley['bi:zli]
Soumaso:-mahJapanese