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:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Alexus	ə-LEK-səs	English (Modern)
JuliÁN	hoo-LYAHN	Spanish
Manu (2)	MAH-noo (Finnish)	French, Spanish, German, Finnish
Trenton	TREN-tən	English
Avani	-	Indian, Marathi, Gujarati
Eliott	EL-ee-ət	English (Rare)